stand by

(BE PREPARED) — phrasal verb with stand

/stænd/ verb (past tense and past participle stood /stʊd/)

Definition

› to be prepared for something: The general ordered his troops to stand by for a possible attack.

(Definition of stand by (BE PREPARED) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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stance noun (OPINION)
stance noun (WAY OF STANDING)
stanch verb
stand a chance idiom
stand around phrasal verb
stand by phrasal verb (BE PREPARED)
stand by phrasal verb (LET HAPPEN)
stand by someone/something phrasal verb (SUPPORT)
stand for something phrasal verb (REPRESENT)
stand for something phrasal verb (SUPPORT)
stand guard idiom

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