Usually means: Remain ready for further action.
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We found 26 dictionaries that define the word stand by:

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  1. stand by: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. stand by: Merriam-Webster
  3. stand by: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. stand by: Collins English Dictionary
  5. stand by: Vocabulary.com
  6. Stand-By, Stand-by, stand-by: Wordnik
  7. stand by: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. stand-by, stand by: Wiktionary
  9. Stand-by, stand by: Dictionary.com
  10. stand by (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. Stand By (Senit song): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Stand-by: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. stand-by: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. stand by: Rhymezone
  15. stand-by: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. stand-by, stand by: FreeDictionary.org
  17. stand by: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. stand-by, stand by: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Stand-by, stand by: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. stand-by, stand by: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Stand-by, stand by: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. stand by: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Stand-by, stand by: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (stand by)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to be ready.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic, transitive) To remain loyal or faithful to.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic, transitive) To support; to continue to support despite things being bad.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.

Similar:
stick around, stick to, stick by, stick with, adhere, stick about, standby, anticipate, wait and see, hold tight, more...

Opposite:
intervene, interference, interrupt

Types:
on call, reserve, spare, more...

Phrases:
to stand by, I'll Stand by You, Stand by Me Doraemon 2, Stand by Your Man, Please Stand By, more...

Adjectives:
tarry, stay, hold, stout, last, pocket


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Similar:
stick around, stick to, stick by, stick with, adhere, stick about, standby, anticipate, wait and see, hold tight, more...

Opposite:
intervene, interference, interrupt

Types:
on call, reserve, spare, more...

Phrases:
to stand by, I'll Stand by You, Stand by Me Doraemon 2, Stand by Your Man, Please Stand By, stand by me, stand by you, stand by for, saying something that you dont stand by, stand by it, stand by your side, more...

Adjectives:
tarry, stay, hold, stout, last, pocket



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