stand before
stand before:
I. To s. in front of, ante aliquid stare, cf. Ter. And. 3, 1, 16.
II. In presence of: Phr.: to s. before the court, coram judicibus se sistere: you seem to be s.ing before my face, coram adesse videris, Cic. Fam. 15, 16: cf. Hor. Epod. 11, 19, that you are s.ing before me, te coram adesse.
III. To s. before, for protection: v.PROTECT .
IV. To withstand: sustĭnēre, rĕsistĕre, obsistĕre alicui: v.WITHSTAND .
V. To excel: v.EXCEL .
I. To s. in front of, ante aliquid stare, cf. Ter. And. 3, 1, 16.
II. In presence of: Phr.: to s. before the court, coram judicibus se sistere: you seem to be s.ing before my face, coram adesse videris, Cic. Fam. 15, 16: cf. Hor. Epod. 11, 19, that you are s.ing before me, te coram adesse.
III. To s. before, for protection: v.
IV. To withstand: sustĭnēre, rĕsistĕre, obsistĕre alicui: v.
V. To excel: v.