Meaning of "grandstand" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF GRANDSTAND

grandstand  [ˈɡrænˌstænd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRANDSTAND

Grandstand is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb grandstand in English.

WHAT DOES GRANDSTAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grandstand

A grandstand is a large and normally permanent structure for seating spectators, most often at a racetrack. This includes both auto racing and horse racing. The grandstand is in essence like a single section of a stadium, but differs from a stadium in that it does not wrap all or most of the way around. Grandstands may have basic bench seating, but usually have individual chairs like a stadium. Grandstands are also usually covered with a roof, but are open on the front. They are often multi-tiered. Grandstands are found at places like Epsom Downs Racecourse and Atlanta Motor Speedway. They may also be found at fairgrounds, circuses, and outdoor arenas used for rodeos. Polo Grounds grandstand and bleachers ca.1922 Redland Field pavilion and grandstand ca.1920 In the United States, smaller stands are called bleachers, and are usually far more basic and typically single-tiered. Early baseball games were often staged at fairgrounds, and the term "grandstand" came along when standalone baseball parks began to be built. A covered bleacher may be called a "pavilion," also to distinguish from the main "grandstand".

Definition of grandstand in the English dictionary

The first definition of grandstand in the dictionary is a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc. Other definition of grandstand is the spectators in a grandstand. Grandstand is also as if from a grandstand; unimpeded.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRANDSTAND

PRESENT

Present

I grandstand

you grandstand

he/she/it grandstands

we grandstand

you grandstand

they grandstand

Present continuous

I am grandstanding

you are grandstanding

he/she/it is grandstanding

we are grandstanding

you are grandstanding

they are grandstanding

Present perfect

I have grandstanded

you have grandstanded

he/she/it has grandstanded

we have grandstanded

you have grandstanded

they have grandstanded

Present perfect continuous

I have been grandstanding

you have been grandstanding

he/she/it has been grandstanding

we have been grandstanding

you have been grandstanding

they have been grandstanding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I grandstanded

you grandstanded

he/she/it grandstanded

we grandstanded

you grandstanded

they grandstanded

Past continuous

I was grandstanding

you were grandstanding

he/she/it was grandstanding

we were grandstanding

you were grandstanding

they were grandstanding

Past perfect

I had grandstanded

you had grandstanded

he/she/it had grandstanded

we had grandstanded

you had grandstanded

they had grandstanded

Past perfect continuous

I had been grandstanding

you had been grandstanding

he/she/it had been grandstanding

we had been grandstanding

you had been grandstanding

they had been grandstanding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will grandstand

you will grandstand

he/she/it will grandstand

we will grandstand

you will grandstand

they will grandstand

Future continuous

I will be grandstanding

you will be grandstanding

he/she/it will be grandstanding

we will be grandstanding

you will be grandstanding

they will be grandstanding

Future perfect

I will have grandstanded

you will have grandstanded

he/she/it will have grandstanded

we will have grandstanded

you will have grandstanded

they will have grandstanded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been grandstanding

you will have been grandstanding

he/she/it will have been grandstanding

we will have been grandstanding

you will have been grandstanding

they will have been grandstanding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would grandstand

you would grandstand

he/she/it would grandstand

we would grandstand

you would grandstand

they would grandstand

Conditional continuous

I would be grandstanding

you would be grandstanding

he/she/it would be grandstanding

we would be grandstanding

you would be grandstanding

they would be grandstanding

Conditional perfect

I would have grandstand

you would have grandstand

he/she/it would have grandstand

we would have grandstand

you would have grandstand

they would have grandstand

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been grandstanding

you would have been grandstanding

he/she/it would have been grandstanding

we would have been grandstanding

you would have been grandstanding

they would have been grandstanding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you grandstand
we let´s grandstand
you grandstand

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to grandstand

Past participle

grandstanded

Present Participle

grandstanding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF GRANDSTAND

Find out the translation of grandstand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of grandstand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grandstand» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: > 看台
• Translator English - Spanish: tribuna
• English: grandstand
• Translator English - Hindi: ज़ाहिरदार
• Translator English - Arabic: المدرج
• Translator English - Russian: трибуны
• Translator English - Portuguese: tribuna principal
• Translator English - Bengali: লোকদেখান
• Translator English - French: tribune
• Translator English - Malay: Grandstand
• Translator English - German: Haupttribüne
• Translator English - Japanese: 特別観覧席
• Translator English - Korean: 특별 관람석
• Translator English - Javanese: Grandstand
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bạo động
• Translator English - Tamil: கிராண்ட்ஸ்டாண்ட்
• Translator English - Marathi: ग्रँड कॅम्प
• Translator English - Turkish: tribün
• Translator English - Italian: tribuna
• Translator English - Polish: trybuny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: трибуни
• Translator English - Romanian: Tribuna
• Translator English - Greek: κερκίδα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hoofpawiljoen
• Translator English - Swedish: läktaren
• Translator English - Norwegian: tribune

2 QUOTES WITH «GRANDSTAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grandstand.

1

Jackie Robinson

Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life.

2

Cy Young

I thought I had to show all my stuff and I almost tore the boards of the grandstand with my fastball.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRANDSTAND»

Discover the use of grandstand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grandstand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A Grandstand Seat: The American Balloon Service in World War I

Reminiscences from balloon veterans form the basis of this book, the first to picture life as a gasbagger in the three major American engagements of the war.

Eileen F. Lebow, 1998

Spectators in the Grandstand: Hebrews 11, Hall of the Faithful

Encourages people today who find it difficult to live a life of faith because of their perception of personal hardship, fear, and persecution

Carol Lacy, 2007

Poet In the Grandstand: An Enlightened Tour of Ballparks and ...

Poet. in. the. Grandstand. To all Eternal boys at Midnight; Just remember which are mine: Them that fancied immortality; Found it was, in fact, divine. Those that splintered barnyard walls or redressed a City street; All that grasped each fallen ...

Thomas Porky Mcdonald, 2010

Grandstand Baseball Puzzles

Clayton DuVall. - >all trivia puzzle both challenge and teach all levels of baseball fans Clayton DuVall Grandstand Baseball Puzzles Clayton DuVall P HI Z f] Published.

Clayton DuVall, 2006

Under the Grandstand. "The Five O'Clock Rainbow" & "Eclipse ...

Jim Lyons. UNDER THE GRANDSTAND. “THE FIVE O'CLOCK RAINBOW” & “ ECLIPSE AND HIS SHOES BLUES” JIM LYONS Under The GrandsTand. “The Five O'clOck RainbOw” &. Front Cover.

Jim Lyons, 2013

ABC Grandstand's Unsung Sporting Heroes

From Kokoda veteran, Ted Howe, who returned to his hometown of Penguin to become an integral part of the Penguin Football Club for an astonishing 66 years; to Paul Wade, the former Socceroos captain, who we all know rocked a great mullet, ...

ABC Grandstand, 2013

Architecture of Spain

MADRID. Style: Modern Architecture Dates: 1934-1936; 1940-1941 Architects: Carlos Arniches, Martín Domínguez, and Eduardo Torroja The grandstand for Madrid's Hipódromo de La Zarzuela (the city's horse racetrack) is Eduardo Torroja's ...

Alejandro Lapunzina, 2005

Geological Survey Professional Paper

The small fauna from the samples of the Grandstand Formation is virtually the same as the restricted fauna of the Verneuilinoides borealis zone found in the outcrop samples (pi. 13) of the Grandstand Formation and its interbeds with the Killik ...

‎1949

The Grandstand

Horror story in the 'After Dark' series for older primary school children. Dumb Dicky Dingle has suffered from the cruelty of his peer group. Is he going to take revenge? The author's other publications include 'Strange Objects'.

Gary Crew, 1999

Monitoring and Analysis of a Temporary Grandstand

A temporary grandstand was instrumented to measure the static and dynamic response when occupied.

David Andrew Crick, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRANDSTAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grandstand is used in the context of the following news items.

GL events Seating & Stadia brings new grandstand to The Open

GL events Seating & Stadia has provided the grandstand arena for the 144th Open Championships at St Andrews, which will crown its ... «Access All Areas, Jul 15»

"Fall Out Boy" Rounds Out 2015 Illinois State Fair Grandstand

The addition of Fall Out Boy completes the headlining acts for the 2015 grandstand stage. "This is a well-rounded lineup," said State Fair ... «Effingham's News Leader, Jul 15»

Hairball to light up county fair grandstand

The Sherburne County Fair grandstand has been home to motocross, rodeos, demolition derbies and tractor pulls over the years. But at this ... «Star News, Jul 15»

Grandstand event canceled at fair because of rain

Bartholomew County 4-H Fair officials have canceled tonight's Lucas Oil Pro Pulling Series in the grandstand because of rain and muddy ... «The Republic, Jul 15»

Chris Cagle cancels Jefferson County Fair concert Anderson at …

JEFFERSON — Country singer Keith Anderson will be taking the grandstand stage Friday night as the Jefferson County Fair heads into the ... «Daily Union, Jul 15»

Plymouth Argyle grandstand and ice rink plans revealed

THE chairman of Plymouth Argyle has announced new plans to build a grandstand for the club – with an ice rink also part of the huge ... «North Devon Journal, Jul 15»

Hat grandstand part of Smith's hectic road trip

Canadian hitmaker Dallas Smith, formerly of Default but now a solo country artist, headlines the grandstand night show at the Medicine Hat ... «Medicine Hat News, Jul 15»

Avett Brothers will play Minnesota State Fair Grandstand

North Carolina bluegrass group the Avett Brothers will headline the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand on Sept. 5 with support from the ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»

Grandstand events, Stewart sightings draw visitors

Bartholomew County hosts some pretty big events, such as Ethnic Expo, Hope Heritage Days and the Mill Race Marathon. But nothing comes ... «The Republic, Jul 15»

Grandstand performances

The first Grandstand event of the 125th Aitkin County Fair is the Monster Truck Summer Smash, tonight, July 8. The pit party starts at 6 p.m., with ... «Aitkin Independent Age, Jul 15»