SYNONYMS FOR wait1 await, linger, abide, delay.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs defines the phrasal verb stand with someone as: to unite with someone, as in defense. Don't worry. I'll stand with you to the end. He stood with her and they faced the threat together.
1. (stand up for someone/something) to defend someone or something that is being criticized or attacked.
Some common synonyms of idle are inactive, inert, passive, and supine. While all these words mean "not engaged in work or activity," idle applies to persons that are not busy or occupied or to their powers or their implements.
Some common synonyms of support are advocate, back, champion, and uphold.
phrase. If someone or something is on standby, they are ready to be used if they are needed.
to agree with and give encouragement to someone or something because you want him, her, or it to succeed: My father supported the LabourDemocratic Party all his life.
phrase. If you say that someone is waiting in the wings, you mean that they are ready and waiting for an opportunity to take action. There are now more than 20 big companies waiting in the wings to take over some of its business.
Stand-by time is the officially quoted longest time that a single battery charge will last when the phone is constantly connected to the GSM network but is not in active use. The stand-by time is highly dependent on the cellular network environment, such as the distance to the closest GSM cell tower (base station).
to stand by (or behind) your words means that you will not back down from what you have said. This could mean that you stand by what you have said, even though others disagree.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstand?by1, stand-by /ˈstændba?/ noun (plural standbys) 1 → on standby2 [countable] something that is kept ready so that it can be used when needed Powdered milk is a good standby in an emergency.
1. When I am suffering through a difficult time or event "stand by me" = "support me" "hold me up emotionally, psychologically or spiritually.
To refuse to accept, permit, or endure something. You've been insulting me all evening long and I will not stand for it any longer! Our new teacher said she won't stand for talking or fooling around in class. See also: for, not, stand.
See synonyms for can't stand on Thesaurus.com. Also, can't abide or bear or stomach. Thoroughly dislike; be unable to put up with something or someone. For example, I can't stand the sight of her; she's obnoxious, or I can't bear to leave the country, or I can't stomach a filthy kitchen.
1. phrasal verb. If you are standing by, you are ready and waiting to provide help or to take action.
to continue to support or help someone who is in a difficult situation: She has vowed to stand by her husband during his trial. More examples. She stood by him through his troubled career. He stood by her through the difficult times.
Apprehension or doubt strong enough to prevent a planned course of action. A loss or lack of courage or confidence; an onset of uncertainty or fear. To “have cold feet” is to be too fearful to undertake or complete an action.
When electronic devices are receiving power but are not running, they are in standby mode. For example, a television is in standby mode when it is plugged in, but turned off. When a computer is in standby mode, it is not completely turned off.
Hyphenation of standbyThis word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
Stand by sentence example
- No one has to be on stand-by to take you to the next destination.
- I thought you might want to stand by .
- Stand-by songs like Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
- They had promised to stand by each other, and now it was her turn.
