restand

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verb

To stand again (for office).

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Meanings

verbrestand (third-person singular simple present restands, present participle restanding, simple past and past participle restood)

present singular third person restands · participle present restanding · participle past restood · past restood

  1. intransitivegovernmentTo stand again (for office).

    On 10 August 1977 he announced he would not restand for Lalor at the forthcoming election. He was replaced by my predecessor, Barry Jones.

    2003, Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), House of Representatives, page 21298

Origin

From re- + stand.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

restand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restand

MLA

“restand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restand.

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