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BNC: 33975 COCA: 23570

upstanding

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
upstanding /ˌʌpˈstændɪŋ/ adjective
upstanding
/ˌʌpˈstændɪŋ/
adjective
Learner's definition of UPSTANDING
[more upstanding; most upstanding]
: honest and respectable正直的;正派的;诚实的
: standing straight up直立的,挺拔的

be upstanding

British, formal
used to tell the people in a place to stand up起立
BNC: 33975 COCA: 23570

upstanding

adjective

up·​stand·​ing ˌəp-ˈstan-diŋ How to pronounce upstanding (audio)
ˈəp-ˌstan-
1
2
: marked by integrity
an upstanding businessman
upstandingness noun

Example Sentences

upstanding members of the community a fine, upstanding woman who deserves to be nominated to the state's highest court
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of upstanding was before the 12th century
BNC: 33975 COCA: 23570

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