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Youngbuts Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Can I say I stood her (up) ?

Hi, everyone

I have heard I can say "He stood the ladder against the wall." Likewise to express a similar thing, at least to me, I quess I could say "I stood her" . However, I know "I can't stand her" means "I can't put up with her", so I wonder if I can say "I stood her." it means I put up with her in the past or I made her stand somewhere.

Many thanks in advance.
  

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Hi, You can express both meanings. The context will usually make it clear. eg The detective took out his gun.

— Clive

  • Hi, You can express both meanings.
  • The context will usually make it clear.
  • eg The detective took out his gun.
  • Then he stood her against the wall with her hands in the air.
  • eg She nagged him every day.
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Hi,

You can express both meanings. The context will usually make it clear.

eg The detective took out his gun. Then he stood her against the wall with her hands in the air.

eg She nagged him every day. He stood her for years. Then one da
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Thank you for your excellent example sentences. I can feel like I were there. I think I get the emotion of the verb.

I have gotten one more question related to this. If you say:

The detective took out his gun. Then he made her stand against the wall with her hands in the air.

or

The detective took out his gun. Then he got her to stand against the wall with her h
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Hi,

I have gotten one more question related to this. If you say:

The detective took out his gun. Then he made her stand against the wall with her hands in the air.
'Made her' sounds like he forced her to do it.

or

The detective took out his gun. Then he got her to stand aga
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