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stand down
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stand downverb
To wait; to stop pursuing or fighting.
stand downverb
To withdraw or retire from a position or from a team. transitive and/or intransitive
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Stand down
Stand down means to go off duty or relax from a state of readiness, particularly in a military situation.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stand down in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stand down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of stand down in a Sentence
The safety of our aviators is our top priority, and this stand down is an important step to make certain we are doing everything possible to prevent accidents and protect our personnel.
He could have told them to stand down. He could have told them to go home, and he failed to do so, we have firsthand testimony that his daughter Ivanka went in at least twice to ask him to please stop this violence.
We have no interest increatinga Ralph Nader-type spoiler, ifthis path outside thetwo major party candidatesis not needed, No Labels will stand down.
The United States of America simply is not going to tolerate Turkey's invasion in Syria any further. We are calling on Turkey to stand down, end the violence and come to the negotiating table.
I’m not going to stand down, i’m going to stand up. I’m not going to be quiet.
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