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stand by

/ stand by /

verb

verb Sense 1

be available or ready for a certain function or service

Type of:

wait

Derived:

standby understudy

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 2

be loyal to

"She stood by her husband in times of trouble"

"The friends stuck together through the war"

Type of:

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 3

not act or do anything

"He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

Type of:

refrain forbear

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

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