stand at present

  • 1Present — Pre*sent , n. (Mil.) The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2stand up — phrasal verb Word forms stand up : present tense I/you/we/they stand up he/she/it stands up present participle standing up past tense stood up past participle stood up 1) a) [intransitive] to put your body into an upright position from a sitting… …

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  • 3stand for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stand for : present tense I/you/we/they stand for he/she/it stands for present participle standing for past tense stood for past participle stood for 1) stand for something if a letter, an abbreviation, or a… …

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  • 4stand out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stand out : present tense I/you/we/they stand out he/she/it stands out present participle standing out past tense stood out past participle stood out 1) to be easy to see or notice because of being different …

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  • 5stand back — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stand back : present tense I/you/we/they stand back he/she/it stands back present participle standing back past tense stood back past participle stood back 1) to move away from something, or to stand at a… …

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  • 6stand around — phrasal verb stand around or stand about [intransitive] Word forms stand around : present tense I/you/we/they stand around he/she/it stands around present participle standing around past tense stood around past participle stood around British to… …

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  • 7stand by — phrasal verb Word forms stand by : present tense I/you/we/they stand by he/she/it stands by present participle standing by past tense stood by past participle stood by 1) [intransitive, often progressive] to be ready to do something A boat will… …

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  • 8stand against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stand against : present tense I/you/we/they stand against he/she/it stands against present participle standing against past tense stood against past participle stood against British 1) stand against… …

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  • 9stand aside — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stand aside : present tense I/you/we/they stand aside he/she/it stands aside present participle standing aside past tense stood aside past participle stood aside 1) to move to one side in order to let… …

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  • 10stand in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stand in : present tense I/you/we/they stand in he/she/it stands in present participle standing in past tense stood in past participle stood in to do someone else s job temporarily while they are not… …

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