Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

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Meaning: to stand, to be, to stop, to stay, live

Pronunciation: [stah-YAHT']

Part of speech: verb (imperfective aspect)

Rank: #98 (see frequency list)

• Я не могу стоять на месте.
• I can't stand still.
• Ма́льчик стои́т на ле́стнице.
• A boy stands on the stairs.
• Они стояли в очереди с шести утра.
• They have been standing in line since 6 a.m.
• На этой станции поезд стоит 10 минут.
• The train stops ten minutes on this station.
• После Октябрьской революции большевики уже твёрдо стояли у власти.
• Bolsheviks were firmly holding power after the October Revolution.
• Мои часы стоят. Сколько времени?
• My watch has come to a standstill. What time is it?
• На улице стоит мороз.
• There is a frost outside.
• Солнце стоит высоко на небе.
• The sun is (standing) high in the sky.
• твёрдо стоять на ногах
• to be firmly established
• На докуме́нтах должна стоя́ть его по́дпись.
• There must be his signature on the documents.

• стоять у руля = to be at the helm
• стоять на якоре = to be at anchor
• стоять в очереди = to stand in a queue / line
• стоять на повестке дня = to be on the agenda
• стоять насмерть = to stand to the last man
• стоять во главе = to be at the head of
• стоять над душой у кого-либо = to pester; to worry the life out of somebody
• стоять на четвереньках = to be on all fours
• стоять на коленях = to kneel
• Стоять горой за кого-либо. = To stand for somebody through thick and thin.
• Стоять двумя ногами на земле. = To have one's feet firmly planted on the ground.
• Твёрдо стоять на ногах. = To stand on one's own two feet.
• Стоять на своём. = To hold one's own.
• Стоять одной ногой в могиле = to have one foot in a grave
• Стоять как пень. = To stand as if rooted to the ground.
• Стоять как вкопанный. = To stand stock-still.

• Скрипучее дерево два века стоит.
• A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Present Tense

Past Tense

Future Simple Tense

The imperfective verb стоять is not used in the Future Simple Tense. Use the perfective verb постоять instead.

Future Compound Tense

Imperative Mood (Command Form)

View full conjugation table for the verb pair стоять/постоять