13 English Phrasal Verbs With 'STAND'

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13 phrasal verbs with 'STAND'

Stand about

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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

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

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

1. 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. Finish being asked questions in a court
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The judge told the witness to STAND DOWN after the questioning.

Stand for

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

Stand in for

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

Stand off

1. Move or remain at a distance
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The protesters STOOD OFF when the police arrived.
2. Avoid or delay creditors
   (Separable [optional] | American English)
   
   » Example: They STOOD OFF the banks while trying to raise funds.
3. 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

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

Stand up

1. 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. 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

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

Stand up to

1. 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. Resist damage
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: This coat will STAND UP TO the roughest weather conditions.

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