Definitions for Stand By
stand by

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stand byverb

   not act or do anything

   "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

2. stand by, stick around, stick aboutverb

   be available or ready for a certain function or service

3. stand by, stick by, stick, adhereverb

   be loyal to

   "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stand byverb

   To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.

2. stand byverb

   To remain loyal or faithful to.

3. stand byverb

   To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.

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How to pronounce Stand By?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stand By in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stand By in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Stand By in a Sentence

1. Heather Nauert:

   The overall assertions that have come out of the Russian government are absolutely absurd, the fact that they want to question 11 American citizens and the assertions American citizens -- we do not stand by those assertions that the Russian government makes. The prosecutor general in Russia is well aware that the United States has rejected Russian allegations in this regard.

2. Nick Merrill:

   I know there's a tendency to ascribe political motives to all she does. But what you saw yesterday was simply a woman who isn't going to stand by and watch other women be bullied, insulted and demeaned, and more broadly, as you heard her say in her speech, when it comes to standing up for core American values, she's going to speak out.

3. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney:

   I stand by what I said: This criminal is not representative of Islam. Period, i think candidates for office, particularly for president, should not demonize an entire group of Americans because of the actions of a violent criminal with a deranged view of what the Quran teaches -- and I also think it's particularly irresponsible to try and score political points off the attempted assassination of a Philadelphia police officer.

4. Peking University:

   In the May 4 era, the students' behavior resonated with the whole country, but today, not even Peking University students stand by( their activist classmates) -- so how can society be changed in this way ?

5. China Global Television Network:

   We stand by our accurate and fair reporting of events in China and totally reject those unfounded accusations of fake news or ideological bias.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Stand By
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stand_by