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stand by in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. be loyal to
    "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
    stand by  stick by  stick  adhere 
  2. not act or do anything
    "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"
    stand by 
  3. be available or ready for a certain function or service
    stand by  stick around  stick about 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


stand by in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (idiom) To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.
  2. (verb) (idiom) To remain loyal or faithful.
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