Akwai ma'anoni da dama masu yuwuwa ga kalmar "tsaye" dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da ita. Ga wasu ma’anoni da aka fi sani da su: Matsayin mutumin da ke tsaye da kafafunsa. Misali: "Ta kasance tana tsaye na tsawon sa'o'i tana jiran motar bas." Misali: “An lalata matsayinsa a kamfani ta hanyar badakalar kwanan nan.” Aikin zama a wani wuri ko matsayi. Misali: "Masu sauraro sun kasance a tsaye a duk lokacin wasan kwaikwayon." . Misali: "Mai shigar da kara yana tsaye don gabatar da wannan shari'a a kotu." Misali: "Kungiyar tana da matsayi mai kyau a gasar, tare da nasara da yawa da rashin hasara."
We should have a standing army
Standing out there like a glorified sentry.
l was standing right here
Now you are standing all wrong.
l wouldn't be standing here