I couldn't just stand by while he was hitting the child | |
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to pay for a meal etc for a person | to be in a particular state, condition or situation |
American a witness box in a law court.
25I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education | She stood up for him when the others bullied him |
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I won't stand for this sort of behaviour | He stood up to the bigger boys who tried to bully him; These chairs have stood up to very hard use |
to be in or have a particular place.
18to be an abbreviation for | to be ready to act |
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a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc | a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement |
I have to stand over him to make him do his schoolwork.