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Uttal

    • IPA: /ˈstænd baɪ/

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Definitioner

Verb

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.
  2. (idiomatic) To remain loyal or faithful to.
  3. To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.

Exempel

  • Please stand by for more instructions.
  • It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless.[...]You stand by, Janet, and wake me up if they do any of that running commentary stuff.”
  • Even though money is scarce sometimes, Ann stands by her decision to be a full-time mother.
  • [W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.
  • I can't simply stand by and watch you ruin your life.

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