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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Stand to one's feet, rise to one's feet, stand up

Hi,

Can you tell me the difference between "stand to one's feet", "rise to one's feet", and "stand up"?
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g. "the audience rose to their feet after hearing the splendid performance". "Stand to one's feet" isn't, unless I'm mistaken, an expression of any kind.

— Makka2802

  • g.
  • "the audience rose to their feet after hearing the splendid performance".
  • "Stand to one's feet" isn't, unless I'm mistaken, an expression of any kind.
  • Perhaps you meant "stand on you own feet" which is something which means to take care of yourself without asking for any help from others.
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"Rise to one's feet" and "stand up" are the same, although "rise to one's feet" gives the nuance that one is standing up because you are impressed, e.g. "the audience rose to their feet after hearing the splendid performance".

"Stand to one's feet" isn't, unless I'm mistaken, an expression of any kind. Perhaps you meant "stand on you own feet" which is something which means to take care o
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