: to be sensible or understandable If her friends don't want to go, it stands to reason that she won't want to go either.

Could stand to be meaning?

DEFINITIONS1. used for saying that you think that someone should do something because it would be a good thing. Those kids could stand a few lessons in good manners. someone could stand to do something: He could stand to lose a bit of weight.

What does it mean to say as it stands?

Filters. In the current state or circumstance. As it stands, this company has no way of breaking into the European market. phrase.