UPSTANDING

upstanding, solid

(adjective) meriting respect or esteem; “an upstanding member of the community”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

upstanding (comparative more upstanding, superlative most upstanding)

honest; reputable; respectable

Etymology 2

Adjective

upstanding (comparative more upstanding, superlative most upstanding)

standing up

Verb

upstanding

present participle of upstand

Anagrams

• standing up

Source: Wiktionary


UPSTAND

Up*stand", v. i.

Definition: To stand up; to be erected; to rise. Spenser. Milton. At once upstood the monarch, and upstood The wise Ulysses. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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