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Standing is a verbal noun, an abstract noun, from the verb 'to stand'. Standing is a verb and also an adjective.

Example uses:

Verbal noun: His standing in our organization has greatly improved by his own efforts.

Verb: The little girl's legs got limp after standing for multiple hours.

Adjective: We have a standing committee to review proposals.

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