"as it stands" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} as it stands, {{en-PP}} as it stands
  1. In the current state or circumstance. Related terms: as is Translations (in the current state or circumstances): 就目前而言 (jiù mùqián éryán) (Chinese Mandarin), nykytilassa (Finnish), en l’état actuel des choses (French), w obecnej formie (Polish), do jeito que está (Portuguese), так уж получи́лось, что (tak už polučílosʹ, što) (Russian), como están las cosas (Spanish)
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          "sense": "in the current state or circumstances",
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