stand by
(LET HAPPEN)Definition
› to let something happen or to be unable to prevent something: How could anyone simply stand by while the man was robbed? We stood by helplessly while the fire destroyed our barn.
(Definition of stand by (LET HAPPEN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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stance n WAY OF STANDING
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stanch v
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stand a chance idiom
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stand around phrasal verb
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stand by phrasal verb BE PREPARED
- stand by phrasal verb LET HAPPEN
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stand by someone/something phrasal verb SUPPORT
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stand for something phrasal verb REPRESENT
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stand for something phrasal verb SUPPORT
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stand guard idiom
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stand n COURT
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