Phrasal Verbs With 'Stand'

Stand about phrasal verb

  1. 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.

Stand around phrasal verb

  1. 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.

Stand aside phrasal verb

  1. 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.

Stand back phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Keep a distance from something
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: We STOOD BACK while he lit the firework.
  2. 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.

Stand by phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Support someone
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He STOOD BY her throughout the trial as he believed her to be innocent.
  2. 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.

Stand down phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Leave a job or position so that someone else can take it
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The minister announced her intention to STAND DOWN at the next election.
  2. Meaning: Finish being asked questions in a court
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The judge told the witness to STAND DOWN after the questioning.

Stand for phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Accept or tolerate behaviour
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I'm not going to STAND FOR their rudeness any longer.
  2. Meaning: The words represented by certain initials
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: 'WHAT do the letters BBC STAND FOR? ' 'British Broadcasting Corporation.'

Stand in for phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Substitute someone temporarily
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: She had to STAND IN FOR the editor while he was on holiday.

Stand off phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Move or remain at a distance
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The protesters STOOD OFF when the police arrived.
  2. Meaning: Avoid or delay creditors
    (Separable [optional] | American English)
    » Example: They STOOD OFF the banks while trying to raise funds.
  3. Meaning: Move or stay away from the shore
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The yacht STOOD OFF while customs boarded the boats near the docks.

Stand out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Be extraordinary and different
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: She STOOD OUT from the crowd in selection and was offered the job.

Stand up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Everybody STOOD UP when the judge entered the court.
  2. Meaning: Fail to keep an appointment
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: He agreed to meet me last night, but he STOOD me UP.

Stand up for phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Defend, support
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He's the kind of manager who will always STAND UP FOR his staff.

Stand up to phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Keep your principles when challenged by an authority
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: She STOOD UP TO the police when they tried to corrupt her.
  2. Meaning: Resist damage
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: This coat will STAND UP TO the roughest weather conditions.

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