phrasal verb

Stand by

Letter SInseparable

2Sections

Support someone

Meanings

  • Support someone (inseparable, International English)
  • Be ready and waiting for something to happen (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • He STOOD BY her throughout the trial as he believed her to be innocent.
  • The emergency services were STANDING BY waiting for the plane to land.

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