{
    "term": "standing",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "done from a position in which you are standing rather than sitting or running",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **standing jump/start**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The speaker got a **standing ovation** *(= people stood up to clap after the speech)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "existing or arranged permanently, not formed or made for a particular situation",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a standing army"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **standing charge** *(= an amount of money that you pay regularly in order to use a service, such as gas or water)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **standing committee**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It’s a **standing joke** *(= something that a group of people regularly laugh at)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have a **standing invitation** to visit them anytime."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "from an initial position in which none of the necessary elements are in place",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The space project went from a standing start to the moon in ten years."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstændɪŋ/",
                "audio": "st/standing/standing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstændɪŋ/",
                "audio": "st/standing/standing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}