stance

CEFRB2

/stæns/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A way of standing or a particular attitude.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A place to stand; a position, a site, a station.

Examples

  • Western countries are jumping on Japan for its stance on the issue.

  • What is the newspaper's stance on the war?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One's opinion or point of view.

  2. The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.

  3. A foothold or ledge on which to set up a belay.

More examples

In context

  • He took an uncertain stance.

  • I don’t agree with your stance on gun control.

  • The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English staunce (“place to stand; battle station; position; standing in society; circumstance, situation; stanchion”), from Old French estance (“predicament; situation; sojourn, stay”) (compare modern French stance (“stanza; position one stands in when golfing”)), from Italian stanza (“room, standing place; stanza”), from Vulgar Latin *stantia, from Latin stō (“to stand; to remain, stay”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”). The word is cognate with Spanish estante (“shelf”) and a doublet of stanza. The verb is derived from the noun. Compare typologically Czech postoj (“stance (the way of holding a body); stance (point of view)”) (cognate via PIE). Als...