how to pronounce stands

/ˈstændz/

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stands is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of stands in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… this upper stop when Mike stands up it …”

meanings of stands

noun:

Plural of stand.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stand.

stands frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word stands occurs in english on average 40.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.