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At some point the rhetoric runs out, and we have to ask ourselves, 'Are we simply going to standby while somebody's rhetoric is good, but their actions are so lousy?' Are we going to stand up for that?
Matt Gonzalez

Meaning of "standby" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STANDBY

standby  [ˈstændbaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STANDBY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Standby is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES STANDBY 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 standby in the English dictionary

The definition of standby in the dictionary is something that is useful or reliable when neededto keep sth as a standby to be a good standby.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STANDBY


aby
əˈbaɪ
alibi
ˈælɪˌbaɪ
Bhai
baɪ
bi
baɪ
buy
baɪ
by
baɪ
bye
baɪ
bye-bye
ˈbaɪˈbaɪ
drive-by
ˈdraɪvbaɪ
Dubai
duːˈbaɪ
goodbye
ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ
hereby
ˌhɪəˈbaɪ
limbi
ˈlɪmbaɪ
lullaby
ˈlʌləˌbaɪ
Mumbai
mʊmˈbaɪ
nearby
ˈnɪəˌbaɪ
overby
ˈəʊvəˌbaɪ
rabbi
ˈræbaɪ
thereby
ˌðɛəˈbaɪ
whereby
wɛəˈbaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STANDBY

standard-bred
standard-issue
standardiser
standardization
standardize
standardizer
standardless
standardly
standards
standaway
standdown
standee
stander
standfast
standfirst
standing
standing army
standing charge
standing chop
standing committee

WORDS THAT END LIKE STANDBY

baby
bobby
by and by
chubby
Darby
derby
Dolby
gaby
go by
go-by
hobby
hubby
lobby
on stand-by
roller derby
ruby
rugby
scooby
stand by
toby

Synonyms and antonyms of standby in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «standby» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STANDBY

Find out the translation of standby to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of standby from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «standby» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

备用物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recurso
570 millions of speakers

English

standby
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्टैंडबाय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاستعداد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в режиме ожидания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apoio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপেক্ষা করো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

objet utile en cas de besoin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersedia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reserve
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

常備品
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대기자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siyaga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chế độ chờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காத்திருப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टँडबाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanında olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riserva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gotowości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в режимі очікування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

standby
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναμονής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bystand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

passnings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

standby
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of standby

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STANDBY»

The term «standby» is very widely used and occupies the 14.750 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STANDBY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about standby

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4 QUOTES WITH «STANDBY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word standby.
1
Ginny Brown-Waite
Part of the redesign of FEMA is that they have so many people on standby, whether it is a retired nurse or a doctor who will take time off to go exactly where they are needed.
2
Matt Gonzalez
At some point the rhetoric runs out, and we have to ask ourselves, 'Are we simply going to standby while somebody's rhetoric is good, but their actions are so lousy?' Are we going to stand up for that?
3
Niecy Nash
I have an extra set of eyelashes because you never know. I could cry or laugh, or it could be windy, and I'll need a standby pair.
4
Bobby Wallace
I never had the slightest desire to be a major league manager, and all knew it. But Ban Johnson, Bob Hedges, and Jimmy McAleer persuaded me that the Browns were in a sort of a jam, and it was up to me, as an old standby, to do what I could.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STANDBY»

Discover the use of standby in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to standby and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Standby Book: Activities for the Language Classroom
A rich resource for teachers of general English courses, groups of business and professional people and students of English for academic purposes.
Seth Lindstromberg, 1997
2
The Law of Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees
International Standby Practices (ISP98) ISP98105 is a recent United States initiative106 intended to apply to standby letters of credit all over the world. It was endorsed by the International Chamber of Commerce in 1998 and has been ...
Agasha Mugasha, 2003
3
Boiler Operator's Handbook
A standby boiler isn't the solution in those cases, it's having a sufficient number of boilers on line so loss of any one will not prevent maintenance of pressure or temperature. There is simply no way I can justify the concept of keeping a boiler on ...
Kenneth E. Heselton, 2005
4
Oracle Database 11g: New Features for DBAs and Developers
racle Hot Standby, introduced in Oracle version 7.3, was marketed to the database community as a disaster recovery (DR) solution. In Oracle version 7.3, many of today's automated processes had to be programmed to deliver successful ...
Sam R. Alapati, Charles Kim, 2007
5
Standby and Commercial Letters of Credit
Brooke Wunnicke, Paul S. Turner. § 12.03 § 12.04 §12.05 § 12.06 § 12.07 § 12.08 § 12.09 § 12.10 Waiving Liability of Issuer, Revised UCC Article §5-103(c) Reimbursement Provisions Choice of Rules—UCP or ISP? Exclusions to ISP Rules ...
Brooke Wunnicke, Paul S. Turner, 2000
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Reliability Engineering Handbook
3.1 WHAT IS A STANDBY SYSTEM? A system is said to have units which are reliabilitywise in standby when there is an active unit or subsystem to which are attached units or subsystems which stand by idly during the mission, either in a ...
Dimitri Kececioglu, 2002
7
Cogeneration & Small Power Production Manual
Several California utilities have allowed adjustments of standby charges for forced outages and scheduled maintenance. For example, SDG&E's current rates allow for a standby charge adjustment when a customer can show what part of the ...
Scott A. Spiewak, 1997
8
Cisco LAN Switching (CCIE Professional Development series)
On power up, one of the modules becomes the active supervisor engine, and the other becomes the standby Supervisor engine. The active Supervisor engine module takes care of all Catalyst operational details and provides the CLI for the  ...
Kennedy Clark, Kevin Hamilton, 1999
9
Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual
Both Standby and Hibernation modes can cause glitches. For example: Standby doesn't save data When your computer is in standby mode, any unsaved documents on the screen remain unsaved. In fact, your computer is in the same state it ...
David Pogue, 2002
10
Bank Guarantees in International Trade: The Law and Practice ...
from the domestic market;13 guarantees were initially used primarily in support of non- financial obligations, while the utilisation of standby letters of credit was at first confined to securing financial obligations. Moreover, because of its origins, ...
Roeland I. V. F. Bertrams, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STANDBY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term standby is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rusney Castillo rejoins Red Sox on standby for Ramirez
TORONTO (AP) -- Rookie outfielder Rusney Castillo has rejoined the Boston Red Sox on a standby basis, just in case Hanley Ramirez's injured hand doesn't ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
2
Standby-Verbrauch: Nexus 5 dank Android M und Doze mit 2,7 …
Hierzu zählen auch Veränderungen, die die Laufzeit von Android-Geräten vor allem im Standby verlängern sollen. ComputerBase hat Android M auf einem ... «ComputerBase, Jun 15»
3
New Mexico considers standby permit for uranium mine
It's one of many “zombie mines” around the West that environmentalists say need to be closed and cleaned up rather than left on standby as companies wait for ... «Albuquerque Journal, May 15»
4
Riot squad on standby at Villawood centre
Riot squad police are on standby at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre following an outbreak of violence between criminal deportees. A spokesperson for ... «Sky News Australia, Mar 15»
5
Putrajaya confirms RM950 million for 1MDB as standby credit
Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah says Putrajaya has injected RM950 million into 1Malaysia Development Bhd as standby credit to ... «The Malaysian Insider, Mar 15»
6
Cypress, Grouse and Seymour Mountains on 'standby' due to lack of …
Remember the snow conditions in February five years ago? Thankfully, no quadrennial winter sporting event is being held in Vancouver this month as the ... «Vancity Buzz, Feb 15»
7
Shoaib Malik. — File
KARACHI: All-rounder Shoaib Malik and top-order batsman Azhar Ali, and pace bowler Sohail Tanvir have all been put on standby as Pakistan struggles with ... «DAWN.com, Jan 15»
8
Albania: Army on standby as heavy flooding causes power outages
Albanian firefighters pump water from a street in Tirana Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, after torrential rain overnight blocked many of them. Torrential rain in Albania ... «Fox News, Nov 14»
9
Standby review: terminal wellness
Standby marks the feature debut of filmmaking brothers Ronan and Rob Burke, who also presided over the most recent series of Damo and Ivor. It's a promising ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»
10
Tvs left on standby adding to bills
Britain is a "nation on standby" with households wasting up to £80 a year because they do not switch off televisions and game consoles, experts have warned. «Daily Mail, Oct 14»

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