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Detailed Synonyms for stand by in English

stand by:

to stand by verb (stands by, stood by, standing by)

  1. to stand by
    to maintain; to preserve; to uphold; to stand firm; to hold; to hang on; to stand by
    • maintain verb (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • uphold verb (upholds, upheld, upholding)
    • stand firm verb (stands firm, stood firm, standing firm)
    • hold verb (holds, held, holding)
    • hang on verb (hangs on, hung on, hanging on)
    • stand by verb (stands by, stood by, standing by)
  2. to stand by
    – be available or ready for a certain function or service 1
    to stand by; stick about; stick around
    – be available or ready for a certain function or service 1
  3. to stand by
    – be loyal to 1
    to adhere; to stick; to stand by; stick by
    – be loyal to 1
    • adhere verb (adheres, adhered, adhering)
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • stand by verb (stands by, stood by, standing by)
    • stick by verb
  4. to stand by
    – not act or do anything 1
    to stand by
    – not act or do anything 1
    • stand by verb (stands by, stood by, standing by)

Conjugations for stand by:

present
  1. stand by
  2. stand by
  3. stands by
  4. stand by
  5. stand by
  6. stand by
simple past
  1. stood by
  2. stood by
  3. stood by
  4. stood by
  5. stood by
  6. stood by
present perfect
  1. have stood by
  2. have stood by
  3. has stood by
  4. have stood by
  5. have stood by
  6. have stood by
past continuous
  1. was standing by
  2. were standing by
  3. was standing by
  4. were standing by
  5. were standing by
  6. were standing by
future
  1. shall stand by
  2. will stand by
  3. will stand by
  4. shall stand by
  5. will stand by
  6. will stand by
continuous present
  1. am standing by
  2. are standing by
  3. is standing by
  4. are standing by
  5. are standing by
  6. are standing by
subjunctive
  1. be stood by
  2. be stood by
  3. be stood by
  4. be stood by
  5. be stood by
  6. be stood by
diverse
  1. stand by!
  2. let's stand by!
  3. stood by
  4. standing by
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "stand by":


Related Definitions for "stand by":

  1. be available or ready for a certain function or service1
  2. be loyal to1
  3. not act or do anything1

Related Synonyms for stand by