Stand Phrasal Verbs

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VERB DEFINITION EXAMPLE

to stand 1. to support oneself on the feet 1. They told me to stand against the
in an erect position wall.
2. to be a specified height when 2. The average male giraffe stands 16
fully erect feet tall.
3. to rise to an erect position 3. Please stand (up) when your name is
called.
to stand around to stand without doing anything People were standing around waiting
to get inside the theater.
to stand between to be positioned between two 1. A row of trees stands between the
things (often used figuratively) two houses.
2. A single point stands between her
and the title. If she makes it, she wins.
to stand down to withdraw from a position of He's decided to stand down after 15
leadership years as managing director.
to stand for 1. to put up with 1. I wouldn't stand for that sort of
2. to be a symbol for behavior, if I were you.
2. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean
Time.
to stand in for to take the place of a person The understudy stood in for the actor
who cannot perform their duty when he was sick.
to stand out to be prominent or conspicuous We had lots of good applicants for the
job, but one stood out from the rest.
to stand up for to defend against attack or With five older brothers, I soon
[something/someone] criticism learned to stand up for myself.
to stand up to to face boldly He wasn't afraid to stand up to bullies.
13 phrasal verbs with 'STAND'
Stand about
1. Spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing or very little

(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We STOOD ABOUT drinking coffee before the lecture.
Stand around
1. Spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing or very little
» Example: We STOOD AROUND for an hour waiting for them to turn up.
Stand aside
1. Leave a position so that someone else can take it

» Example: The prime minister should STAND ASIDE and let a new leader head
the party.
Stand back
1. Keep a distance from something

» Example: We STOOD BACK while he lit the firework.
2. Try to understand something by taking a different perspective

» Example: We need to STAND BACK and look at the problem differently.
Stand by
1. Support someone
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: He STOOD BY her throughout the trial as he believed her to be

innocent.
2. Be ready and waiting for something to happen

» Example: The emergency services were STANDING BY waiting for the plane
to land.
Stand down
1. Leave a job or position so that someone else can take it

» Example: The minister announced her intention to STAND DOWN at the next
election.
2. Finish being asked questions in a court
» Example: The judge told the witness to STAND DOWN after the questioning.
Stand for
1. Accept or tolerate behaviour

» Example: I'm not going to STAND FOR their rudeness any longer.
2. The words represented by certain initials

» Example: 'WHAT do the letters BBC STAND FOR? ' 'British Broadcasting
Corporation.'
Stand in for
1. Substitute someone temporarily

» Example: She had to STAND IN FOR the editor while he was on holiday.
Stand off
1. Move or remain at a distance

» Example: The protesters STOOD OFF when the police arrived.
2. Avoid or delay creditors

(Separable [optional] | American English)
» Example: They STOOD OFF the banks while trying to raise funds.
3. Move or stay away from the shore

» Example: The yacht STOOD OFF while customs boarded the boats near the
docks.
Stand out
1. Be extraordinary and different
» Example: She STOOD OUT from the crowd in selection and was offered the
job.
Stand up
1. Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position

» Example: Everybody STOOD UP when the judge entered the court.
2. Fail to keep an appointment

(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: He agreed to meet me last night, but he STOOD me UP.
Stand up for
1. Defend, support
» Example: He's the kind of manager who will always STAND UP FOR his staff.
Stand up to
1. Keep your principles when challenged by an authority

» Example: She STOOD UP TO the police when they tried to corrupt her.
2. Resist damage
» Example: This coat will STAND UP TO the roughest weather conditions.

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VERB DEFINITION EXAMPLE

13 phrasal verbs with 'STAND'

1. Spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing or very little

» Example: We STOOD ABOUT drinking coffee before the lecture.

1. Leave a position so that someone else can take it

1. Keep a distance from something

» Example: We STOOD BACK while he lit the firework.

2. Try to understand something by taking a different perspective

» Example: We need to STAND BACK and look at the problem differently.

» Example: He STOOD BY her throughout the trial as he believed her to be

2. Be ready and waiting for something to happen

1. Leave a job or position so that someone else can take it

1. Accept or tolerate behaviour

2. The words represented by certain initials

1. Substitute someone temporarily

1. Move or remain at a distance

» Example: The protesters STOOD OFF when the police arrived.

2. Avoid or delay creditors

3. Move or stay away from the shore

1. Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position

» Example: Everybody STOOD UP when the judge entered the court.

2. Fail to keep an appointment

» Example: He agreed to meet me last night, but he STOOD me UP.

1. Keep your principles when challenged by an authority

» Example: This coat will STAND UP TO the roughest weather conditions.

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