Meaning of "stand by" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF STAND BY

stand by

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAND BY

Stand by is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES STAND BY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Standby

Standby may refer to: ▪ Standby, a list in which passengers may request to be placed on to request an earlier or more convenient flight. ▪ Standby, an actor or performer who will appear in a particular role if the regular performer is not present ▪ Sleep mode, also known as standby-mode - a mode in which electronic appliances are turned off but under power and ready to activate on command ▪ Standby, an ACPI mode of a computer ▪ Standby power energy consumed by an electronic device while it is turned off ▪ Standby, the term NASA uses in air-to-ground radio communications for expressing "please wait"...

Definition of stand by in the English dictionary

The first definition of stand by in the dictionary is to be available and ready to act if needed or called upon. Other definition of stand by is to be present as an onlooker or without taking any action. Stand by is also to be faithful to.

SYNONYMS OF «STAND BY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stand by» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of stand by

be prepared · look on · not lift a finger · procrastinate · turn a blind eye · wait · watch

TRANSLATION OF STAND BY

Find out the translation of stand by to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of stand by from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stand by» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 支持
• Translator English - Spanish: colocarse
• English: stand by
• Translator English - Hindi: समर्थन करना
• Translator English - Arabic: الوقوف إلى جانب
• Translator English - Russian: ожидание
• Translator English - Portuguese: estar por
• Translator English - Bengali: অপেক্ষা করো
• Translator English - French: Etre prêt
• Translator English - Malay: Berdiri oleh
• Translator English - German: stehen zu
• Translator English - Japanese: 待機する
• Translator English - Korean: 대기
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngadeg kanthi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đứng
• Translator English - Tamil: நிற்க
• Translator English - Marathi: द्वारे उभे
• Translator English - Turkish: yanında olmak
• Translator English - Italian: stand-by
• Translator English - Polish: Podtrzymujemy
• Translator English - Ukrainian: очікування
• Translator English - Romanian: sta de
• Translator English - Greek: σταθεί από
• Translator English - Afrikaans: staan
• Translator English - Swedish: stå
• Translator English - Norwegian: stå ved

10 QUOTES WITH «STAND BY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stand by.

1

Jeffrey Archer

What I have found is that real friends stand by you.

2

Joe Arpaio

Everything I did in the jails - chain gangs, everything - I haven't changed the policy. I did it, I stand by it, and I'm not going to change.

3

Jose Maria Aznar

We in the West should stand by our core principles.

4

Traian Basescu

I ask you to stand by my side in the next five years. We shall live a good life in a Romania of all Romanians.

5

Richard Parks Bland

Will you stand by it now, or will you let the Shylocks come and have their way? It is for you to determine.

6

Danny Bonaduce

It's funny, because I'm a man of strong opinions and when I make one, I stand by it even if it starts to appear incorrect to me after a while.

7

Lauren Bowles

I love to bake! I have a huge sweet tooth, and I love to make things like zucchini muffins, you know, anything decadent like that. And I stand by the claim that chocolate can be good for you! I love having a good piece of dark chocolate, one that's 70 percent or more cacao.

8

Sam Brownback

At my core, what I think we need to do is to get the basics right again. We need to rebuild our family structure, stay away from redefining marriage, and stand by marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

9

Patrick Carney

I can totally identify with the younger kids. I'll never do what Jon Spencer did to me when I was 16, though. I made a tape with my friends and I put it onstage right near his mic stand by the pedal board and he pulled it out with his foot, kicked it to the center of the stage, looked me in the eye and stomped it to pieces.

10

Salmon P. Chase

The Proclamation does not, indeed, mark out exactly the course I should myself prefer. But I am ready to take it just as it is written, and to stand by it with all my heart.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAND BY»

Discover the use of stand by in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stand by and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Stand by Me

Sometimes the person you most need is the one least like you.

Neta Jackson, 2012

Stand By Stand By

Sharp sets out to stalk and kill his man. Relentlessly exciting and completely unoutdownable, Chris Ryan's Stand By, Stand By is as exciting as the military thriller can be. .

Chris Ryan, 2009

"We Will Stand by You": Serving in the Pawnee, 1942-1945

The USS Pawnee rescued many ships during her 25-month tour of the South and Western Pacific, and this story of the heroics performed by her crew makes intriguing reading.

Theodore C. Mason, 2013

Please stand by: a prehistory of television

Looks at the early history of television and describes the first commercial, soap opera, sportscast, and newscast

Michael Ritchie, 1995

I'll Stand by You: One Woman's Mission to Heal the Children ...

“The saint of Staten Island” (People magazine) shares the inspirational story of how she’s changing the world, one child at a time Fourteen years ago, Elissa Montanti was reeling from the loss of several loved ones when she decided to ...

Elissa Montanti, 2012

We Are Experiencing Parental Difficulties...Please Stand By: ...

Artist Kirkman and writer Scott obviously know about parenting--you can see it in every strip they produce. In this book, they provide another delicious view of life's most precious mixed blessing.

Rick Kirkman, Jerry Scott, 1995

I'll Stand by You

Will he be her happily ever after?

Wayne Jordan, 2013

Pakistan: Request for an Extension of the Stand-By ...

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries.

International Monetary Fund, 2010

Genocide: Stand by Or Intervene?

Describes the crime of genocide, discussing the Holocaust, the slaughter of the Armenians, and the cases of Cambodia, Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, and Darfur.

Lila Perl, 2010

IMF Conditionality: Experience Under Stand-by and Extended ...

This paper is Part I of a two-volume study conducted as a part of the IMF's ongoing process of evaluating its lending facilities.

Susan Schadler, 1995