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stand
Verb
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When you stand, your body is at rest and supported only by your feet.
I stand in the bus when there are no seats.
He stood in line at the store for a long time.
stand
Noun
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A stand is a position or opinion that you plan to defend and not move from.
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You put something on a stand to keep it off the ground or floor.
The clock was on the night stand next to the bed.
alone
Adjective
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If someone is alone, they are not with other people.
She looked around to make sure that she was alone before opening the desk.
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If someone is alone, they have no friends or people they know.
He felt very alone in Canada and wanted to go home.
alone
Adverb
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If you do something alone, you do it without other people.
She went walking alone because she wanted to think.
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When you talk about something alone, you mean only that thing.
It will take weeks for the planning alone.
We can't open it. The owner alone has the key.