"stand at attention" meaning in All languages combined

See stand at attention on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: stands at attention [present, singular, third-person], standing at attention [participle, present], stood at attention [participle, past], stood at attention [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> at attention}} stand at attention (third-person singular simple present stands at attention, present participle standing at attention, simple past and past participle stood at attention)
  1. (military) To stand straight with eyes forward and feet together. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: stand to attention Translations (Translations): seisoa asennossa (Finnish), garde à vous (French), stawać na baczność [imperfective] (Polish), stać na baczność [perfective] (Polish), estar firme (Spanish), estar en posición de firme (Spanish)

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