"standby" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstændˌbaɪ/ [noun], /ˈstænd ˈbaɪ/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-standby.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-standby2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: standbys [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from stand by. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|stand by}} Deverbal from stand by Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s}} standby (countable and uncountable, plural standbys)
  1. A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation). Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of readiness without immediate involvement): гото́вност (gotóvnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), beredskab (Danish), valmiustila (Finnish), valmius (Finnish), Bereitschaft [feminine] (German), αναμονή (anamoní) [feminine] (Greek), készenlét (Hungarian), készültség (Hungarian), harckészültség (Hungarian), készenléti üzemmód (Hungarian), tūtatari (Maori), stare standby [feminine] (Romanian), standby (Romanian), așteptare [feminine] (Romanian), гото́вность (gotóvnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), состоя́ние гото́вности (sostojánije gotóvnosti) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-standby-en-noun-RPlazf03 Disambiguation of 'state of readiness without immediate involvement': 84 13 1 2
  2. (electronics) sleep mode Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-standby-en-noun-EPcDNZru Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 13 55 13 11 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 64 9 9 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 61 10 9 7 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (travel) Waiting at the airport in the hope of getting a seat on a flight that is already booked out. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Travel
    Sense id: en-standby-en-noun-ulqP1xtt Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel
  4. Something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used): hätävara (Finnish), verlässliche und bewährte Sache [feminine] (German), εφεδρικός (efedrikós) [masculine] (Greek), (jól) bevált (módszer/megoldás) (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-standby-en-noun-XRau1rJK Disambiguation of 'something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used': 2 8 1 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: at the ready, stand-by

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈstændˌbaɪ/ [noun], /ˈstænd ˈbaɪ/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-standby.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-standby2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: standbys [present, singular, third-person], standbying [participle, present], standbyed [participle, past], standbyed [past]
Etymology: Deverbal from stand by. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|stand by}} Deverbal from stand by Head templates: {{en-verb|standbys|standbying|standbyed}} standby (third-person singular simple present standbys, present participle standbying, simple past and past participle standbyed)
  1. (proscribed, nonstandard, operations) To wait briefly, as for additional communication by radio or telephone; alternative spelling of stand by Tags: nonstandard, proscribed Translations (to wait briefly): стоя в състояние на готовност (stoja v sǎstojanie na gotovnost) (Bulgarian), odottaa hetki (Finnish), dranbleiben (German), kurz warten (German), abwarten (German), in Wartestellung bleiben (German), tūtatari (Maori)
    Sense id: en-standby-en-verb--RIsQSSX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stand-by

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English standby. Etymology templates: {{ubor|ro|en|standby}} Unadapted borrowing from English standby Head templates: {{ro-adj|inv}} standby m or f or n (indeclinable) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj|inv}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], standby [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], standby [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], standby [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], standby [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], - [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], - [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], - [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], - [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], standby [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], standby [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], standby [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], standby [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], - [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], - [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], - [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], - [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. standby Tags: feminine, indeclinable, masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-standby-ro-adj--PiSLaWS Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "стоя в състояние на готовност"
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        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inv"
      },
      "expansion": "standby m or f or n (indeclinable)",
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Romanian adjectives",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian indeclinable adjectives",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from English",
        "Romanian terms derived from English",
        "Romanian terms spelled with Y",
        "Romanian unadapted borrowings from English"
      ],
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        "standby"
      ],
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          "standby#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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  "msg": "skipping string in the middle of translations: </table></div></div>\n\n",
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    "standby"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "standby",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "translations/609-20230504",
  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
  "path": [
    "standby"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "standby",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "UNIMPLEMENTED parse_translation_template: trans-top-see {1: 'sleep mode of an electrical device', 2: 'sleep mode'}",
  "path": [
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    "trans-top-see"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "standby",
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}

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