stand by

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verb

1. not act or do anything (Freq. 4)
- He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators
• Hypernyms:
refrain, forbear
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. be available or ready for a certain function or service (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
stick around, stick about
• Derivationally related forms:
standby
• Hypernyms:
wait
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- They stand by a long time
3. be loyal to
- She stood by her husband in times of trouble
- The friends stuck together through the war
• Syn:
stick by, stick, adhere
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP (for: stick)