9 thoughts on “ Stand By ”

1. The one-word standby works as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. It’s correct in the phrase on standby, meaning ready and waiting. By contention, the one-word form doesn’t work as a verb. When you need a verb meaning to stand beside or to be at the ready, use the two-word phrase stand by.

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2. Aug 29,  · Standby Underwriting (Standby): A type of agreement to sell shares in an initial public offering (IPO) in which the underwriting investment bank .

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3. Oct 07,  · Alternatively referred to as sleep mode, Standby a power-saving mode available on most computers, monitors, and other electronic teicasrecontiaphliclawebsglasunsweetnon.xyzinfo the device is idle for a set time, it may temporarily disable hardware features that consume power, such as its display, network hardware, or internal storage. If the user interacts with the device, normal operation is restored.

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4. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English stand by phrasal verb 1 NOT DO something to not do anything to help someone or prevent something from happening → bystander I’m not going to stand by and see her hurt. 2 stand by something PROMISE to keep a promise, agreement etc, or to say that something is still true I stand by what I said earlier.

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5. stand with (one) 1. Literally, of two or more people, animals, or edifices, to stand in close proximity to one another. I stood with the rest of the applicants, making nervous chitchat while we waited to be called in for our interview. The mother elephant stood with its babies while they drank from the pool to ward off any potential predators. The fact.

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6. May 08,  · With Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo. After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being - to face each other in a .

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7. Standby (air travel), a list in which passengers may request to be placed on to request an earlier or more convenient flight Standby (theater), an actor or performer who will appear in a particular role if the regular performer is not present.

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8. Oct 27,  · Ben E. King performing "Stand By Me" in Lyrics: When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid.

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9. Fruit is a good stand-by when children get hungry between meals.

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