STAND BY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be available or ready for a certain function or service
   Synonym(s)
   • stick about (what does stick about mean?)
   • stick around (what does stick around mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) stand by is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wait (what does wait mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • standby (what does standby mean?)
   • understudy (what does understudy mean?)
   • standby (what does standby mean?)
2. Meaning
   • be loyal to
   Synonym(s)
   • adhere (what does adhere mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   • stick by (what does stick by mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She stood by her husband in times of trouble
   • The friends stuck together through the war
   Hypernyms(s) stand by is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not act or do anything
   Usage Example(s)
   • He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators
   Hypernyms(s) stand by is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • refrain (what does refrain mean?)
   • forbear (what does forbear mean?)