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standing vs position

position vs standing

standing and position both are nouns.

standing is an adjective but position is not an adjective.

standing is not a verb while position is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
standing Yes Yes No No
position Yes No Yes No
As nouns, position is a hypernym of standing; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than standing:
  • standing: social or financial or professional status or reputation
  • position: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
Other hypernyms of standing include status.
standing (noun) position (noun)
the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position the act of putting something in a certain place
an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event a job in an organization
social or financial or professional status or reputation (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
standing (adjective) position (adjective)
(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
executed in or initiated from a standing position
(of fluids) not moving or flowing
having a supporting base
not created for a particular occasion
permanent
standing (verb) position (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Difference between standing and position

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