stand to
Britishverb
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(adverb) military to assume positions or cause to assume positions to resist a possible attack
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to conform with the dictates of reason
it stands to reason that pigs can't fly
Example Sentences
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The musician does still stand to make a profit on the sale of the property, even at the reduced ask.
From MarketWatch
Paul and Lorenze stand to make profits on their listed properties if they are able to find buyers willing to match their asking prices.
From MarketWatch
Goldstein, who retired from his law practice in 2023, made another gamble at trial: taking the witness stand to testify in his own defense.
If the man was capturing the ocean, then wouldn’t it stand to reason that he would capture everything in the ocean too, including C.C.?
From Literature
He couldn’t even stand to see me petting an old hog, or a cat.
From Literature
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