To fail to meet someone for a date, meeting, or appointment, especially without telling them. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stand" and "up." I'm sorry I stood you up, but I had a family emergency last night.
What does being stood up mean?
New Word Suggestion. A person who doesn't show up or arrive at a particular function or event; a person who doesn't show up for a date or to meet up with a date.
How do you use stood up in a sentence?
Stood-up sentence example
- Jackson stood up to pour another drink. ...
- Connie stood up from a chair by the wall. ...
- Of course, she had stood up for Allen. ...
- Dean stood up and held her close so she couldn't see his cheering smile. ...
- Fred stood up and stretched. ...
- After a while he placed it on the floor and stood up .
