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# stance

«stance» in Mova's school dictionary: **the way someone stands, especially how they place their…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a stance, stances)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A stance is the way someone stands, especially how they place their feet and body, like a batting stance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stance/#m1)

2) A stance is someone's opinion or attitude about something, the side they take. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In PE and sports, coaches teach a good stance for batting, boxing or catching: feet apart, knees bent. In debates and persuasive writing, pupils state their stance on a topic and give reasons. Phrases: «take a stance», «a strong stance», «stance on».

### examples

- Keep a wide stance so you don't lose your balance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stance/#x1)
- The batter took her stance at the plate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stance/#x2)
- What is your stance on school uniforms? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stance/#x3)
- The goalkeeper got into a ready stance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stance/#x4)
- The school takes a firm stance against bullying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stance/#x5)
- In your essay, state your stance in the first paragraph. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stance/#x6)
- The cat's stance showed it was ready to pounce. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stance/#x7)

### note

Countable noun: «a stance, stances». It is a formal word for «position» or «view». Do not confuse with «stanza» (a verse of a poem) or «distance».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.