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Verb 1. stand back - stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man–he is dangerous"
keep one's distance, keep one's eyes off, keep one's hands off, stay away
be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
2. stand back - stand away from an object or person; "He stood back to look at her"
stand, stand up - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
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Phrasal Verbs:
stand by
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To be ready or available to act.
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To wait for something, such as a broadcast, to resume.
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To remain uninvolved; refrain from acting: stood by and let him get away.
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To remain loyal to; aid or support: stands by her friends.
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To keep or maintain: stood by her decision.
Verb 1. stand by - not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"
refrain, forbear - resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
2.stand by - be available or ready for a certain function or service
stick about, stick around
wait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
3. stand by -be loyal tostand by- be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
stick by, adhere, stick
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
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