stand+by

  • 51stand up — courageous, 1811, originally of fist fights. To stand (someone) up fail to keep an appointment is attested from 1902. Stand up comic first attested 1966 …

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  • 52stand-in — stand ins N COUNT A stand in is a person who takes someone else s place or does someone else s job for a while, for example because the other person is ill or away. He was a stand in for my regular doctor …

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  • 53stand to — • stand to • stand a chance have a possibility They stand a good chance of winning the game. to be in a position where, if and when an event takes place, some advantage or disadvantage is likely to occur …

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  • 54stand to — ► stand to Military stand ready for an attack. Main Entry: ↑stand …

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  • 55stand-by — standˈ by noun 1. That which, or someone whom, one relies on or readily resorts to 2. Something or someone available for use in an emergency (see also ↑on stand by below) adjective (of an airline passenger, ticket, fare, etc) occupying, or for,… …

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  • 56stand at — ˈstand at [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stand at he/she/it stands at present participle standing at past tense stood at past p …

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  • 57stand|ee — «stan DEE», noun. U.S. Informal. a person who has to stand, as in a theater or on a bus, because he cannot obtain a seat. ╂[American English < stand + ee] …

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  • 58Stand-by — (st[a^]nd b[imac] ), n. One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant use or in an emergency. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 59Stand by Me — (англ.; рус. Останься со мной): «Stand by Me»  песня. «Останься со мной»  фильм …

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  • 60Stand — Stand, 1) der Zustand des Stehens, im Gegensatze der Bewegung u. des Liegens; 2) das Maß der Höhe, welches die Oberfläche des Wassers erreicht; 3) die Art u. Weise, wie man steht; 4) die Verhältnisse, in welchen sich Etwas befindet; die ganze… …

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