Stand vs. Steady — What's the Difference?

To rise to an upright position on the feet.

Firm in position or place; fixed.

To assume or maintain an upright position as specified

Direct and unfaltering; sure.

To maintain an upright position on the feet.

Free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform

To maintain an upright or vertical position on a base or support

Not easily excited or upset

To be placed or situated

Unwavering, as in purpose; steadfast.

To remain stable, upright, or intact

Reliable; dependable.

To remain valid, effective, or unaltered

Temperate; sober.

To be or show a specified figure or amount

To make or become steady.

To measure a specified height when in an upright position

Used to direct a helmsman to keep a ship's head in the same direction

To take up or maintain a specified position, altitude, or course

The person whom one dates regularly, usually exclusively.

To be in a position of possible gain or loss

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

To be in a specified state or condition

Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.

To exist in a particular form

Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.

To be at a specified level on a scale or in an amount

Regular and even.

To come to a stop; remain motionless.

Slow.

To remain stationary or inactive

To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.

To remain without flowing or being disturbed; be or become stagnant.

(intransitive) To become stable.

(Nautical) To take or hold a particular course or direction

A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.

To be available as a sire. Used of horses.

(informal) A regular boyfriend or girlfriend.

Chiefly British To be a candidate for public office.

(informal) A prostitute's regular customer.

To cause to stand; place upright.

To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.

To engage in or encounter

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

To resist successfully; withstand

Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.

To put up with patiently or resolutely; bear

Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.

To submit to or undergo

To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.

To tolerate and benefit from

To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.

To perform the duty of

A person loved by another person

(Informal) To treat (someone) or pay the cost of (food or drink)

Make steady;

The act of standing.

Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace;

A ceasing of work or activity; a standstill or halt.

Not subject to change or variation especially in behavior;

A stop on a performance tour.

Persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature;

The place or station where a person stands.

Not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall;

A booth, stall, or counter for the display of goods for sale.

Securely in position; not shaky;

A parking space reserved for taxis.

Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;

A desperate or decisive effort at defense or resistance, as in a battle

Relating to a person who does something regularly;

A position or opinion one is prepared to uphold

Not easily excited or upset;

Stands Rows of wooden or metal benches placed one above another for people watching a sports event or a performance.

In a steady manner;

(Law) A witness stand.

A small rack, prop, or table for holding any of various articles

A group or growth of tall plants or trees

To position or be positioned physically:

To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.

(intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.

To remain motionless.

(intransitive) To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.

(transitive) To place in an upright or standing position.

(intransitive) To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.

(intransitive) To measure when erect on the feet.

To be present, to have welled up.

To position or be positioned mentally:

To be positioned to gain or lose.

To tolerate.

To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.

To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.

To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.

To position or be positioned socially:

To act as an umpire.

(transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.

To be a candidate (in an election).

(intransitive) To be valid.

(transitive) To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.

(transitive) To cover the expense of; to pay for.

(intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.

(intransitive) To be consistent; to agree; to accord.

(intransitive) To appear in court.

Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).

To remain without ruin or injury.

(card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.

The act of standing.

A defensive position or effort.

A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.

A period of performance in a given location or venue.

A device to hold something upright or aloft.

The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.

(historical) An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.

A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.

(forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.

A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.

A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.

A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.

The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.

(sports) Grandstand. often in the plural

(cricket) A partnership.

A single set, as of arms.

(obsolete) Rank; post; station; standing.

(dated) A state of perplexity or embarrassment.

A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.

A location or position where one may stand.

(advertising) An advertisement filling an entire billboard, comprising many sheets of paper.

(fiction) A type of supernatural ability from the anime and manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, named for the fact that they appear to 'stand' next to their user.

A container which stands upright, such as a barrel or cask.

(obsolete) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch.

To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine.

To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary.

To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or resources.

To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.

To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.

To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.

To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.

To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.

To be consistent; to agree; to accord.

To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor.

To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.

To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.

To measure when erect on the feet.

To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide.

To be, or signify that one is, willing to play with one's hand as dealt.

To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat.

To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand.

To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.

To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.

To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat.

The act of standing.

A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand.

A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something.

A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand.

A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand stand at a race course.

A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hatstand; an umbrella stand; a music stand.

The place where a witness stands to testify in court.

The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business.

Rank; post; station; standing.

A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do.

A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.

A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, - used in weighing pitch.

A support or foundation;

The position where a thing or person stands

A growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area;

A small table for holding articles of various kinds;

A support for displaying various articles;

An interruption of normal activity

A mental position from which things are viewed;

A booth where articles are displayed for sale

A stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance;

Tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)

A platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

A defensive effort;

Be standing; be upright;

Be in some specified state or condition;

Occupy a place or location, also metaphorically;

Hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright;

Have or maintain a position or stand on an issue;

Put up with something or somebody unpleasant;

Remain inactive or immobile;

Be in effect; be or remain in force;

Be tall; have a height of; copula;

Put into an upright position;

Withstand the force of something;

Be available for stud services;