Showing 13 phrasal verbs and 21 definitions related to the verb 'Stand'.
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Stand about phrasal verb
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Meaning: Spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing or very little
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We STOOD ABOUT drinking coffee before the lecture.
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Meaning: Spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing or very little
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Stand around phrasal verb
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Meaning: Spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing or very little
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We STOOD AROUND for an hour waiting for them to turn up.
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Meaning: Spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing or very little
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Stand aside phrasal verb
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Meaning: Leave a position so that someone else can take it
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The prime minister should STAND ASIDE and let a new leader head the party.
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Meaning: Leave a position so that someone else can take it
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Stand back phrasal verb
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Meaning: Keep a distance from something
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» Example: We STOOD BACK while he lit the firework. -
Meaning: Try to understand something by taking a different perspective
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We need to STAND BACK and look at the problem differently.
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Meaning: Keep a distance from something
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Stand by phrasal verb
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Meaning: Support someone
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» Example: He STOOD BY her throughout the trial as he believed her to be innocent. -
Meaning: Be ready and waiting for something to happen
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The emergency services were STANDING BY waiting for the plane to land.
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Meaning: Support someone
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Stand down phrasal verb
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Meaning: Leave a job or position so that someone else can take it
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» Example: The minister announced her intention to STAND DOWN at the next election. -
Meaning: Finish being asked questions in a court
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» Example: The judge told the witness to STAND DOWN after the questioning.
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Meaning: Leave a job or position so that someone else can take it
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Stand for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Accept or tolerate behaviour
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» Example: I'm not going to STAND FOR their rudeness any longer. -
Meaning: The words represented by certain initials
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» Example: 'WHAT do the letters BBC STAND FOR? ' 'British Broadcasting Corporation.'
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Meaning: Accept or tolerate behaviour
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Stand in for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Substitute someone temporarily
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: She had to STAND IN FOR the editor while he was on holiday.
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Meaning: Substitute someone temporarily
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Stand off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Move or remain at a distance
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» Example: The protesters STOOD OFF when the police arrived. -
Meaning: Avoid or delay creditors
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» Example: They STOOD OFF the banks while trying to raise funds. -
Meaning: Move or stay away from the shore
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» Example: The yacht STOOD OFF while customs boarded the boats near the docks.
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Meaning: Move or remain at a distance
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Stand out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Be extraordinary and different
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: She STOOD OUT from the crowd in selection and was offered the job.
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Meaning: Be extraordinary and different
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Stand up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position
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» Example: Everybody STOOD UP when the judge entered the court. -
Meaning: Fail to keep an appointment
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: He agreed to meet me last night, but he STOOD me UP.
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Meaning: Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position
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Stand up for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Defend, support
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: He's the kind of manager who will always STAND UP FOR his staff.
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Meaning: Defend, support
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Stand up to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Keep your principles when challenged by an authority
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» Example: She STOOD UP TO the police when they tried to corrupt her. -
Meaning: Resist damage
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: This coat will STAND UP TO the roughest weather conditions.
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Meaning: Keep your principles when challenged by an authority