"stand back" meaning in English

See stand back in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-au-stand back.ogg Forms: stands back [present, singular, third-person], standing back [participle, present], stood back [participle, past], stood back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> back}} stand back (third-person singular simple present stands back, present participle standing back, simple past and past participle stood back)
  1. (intransitive) To maintain distance. Tags: intransitive Translations (maintain a safe distance): ետ կանգնել (et kangnel) (Armenian), 保持距離 (Chinese Mandarin), 保持距离 (bǎochí jùlí) (Chinese Mandarin), katsoa vierestä (Finnish), reculer (French), zurückbleiben (German), zurücktreten (German), distanciar-se (Portuguese), ir para trás (Portuguese), afastar-se (Portuguese), sair de perto (Portuguese), dar espaço (Portuguese), dar distância (Portuguese), recuar (Portuguese), ficar de longe (Portuguese), ficar afastado (Portuguese), держа́ться сза́ди (deržátʹsja szádi) [imperfective] (Russian), отступа́ть (otstupátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отступи́ть (otstupítʹ) (Russian), отходи́ть (otxodítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отойти́ (otojtí) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-stand_back-en-verb-UiN~XC5R Disambiguation of 'maintain a safe distance': 94 5 2
  2. (intransitive) To abstain from participation. Tags: intransitive Translations (to abstain from participation): ձեռնպահ մնալ (jeṙnpah mnal) (Armenian), չմասնակցել (čʻmasnakcʻel) (Armenian), 不介入 (bù jièrù) (Chinese Mandarin), 置身事外 (zhìshēnshìwài) (Chinese Mandarin), se taire (French), s’abstenir (French), zurückhalten [reflexive] (German), ficar de fora (Portuguese), остава́ться в стороне́ (ostavátʹsja v storoné) [imperfective] (Russian), не вме́шиваться (ne vméšivatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), đứng ngoài (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-stand_back-en-verb-F2qEAJtp Disambiguation of 'to abstain from participation': 1 95 4
  3. (intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-stand_back-en-verb-Qi4beFVM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "back", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 88 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "back": 9 15 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 17 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 11 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 8 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 9 13 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 15 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 18 66 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 16 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 20 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 13 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 15 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 16 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 9 14 77 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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      "form": "stands back",
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    },
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        "To maintain distance."
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        "(intransitive) To maintain distance."
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "et kangnel",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "ետ կանգնել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "保持距離"
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          "roman": "bǎochí jùlí",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "katsoa vierestä"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "reculer"
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "zurückbleiben"
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "de",
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "distanciar-se"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "ir para trás"
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "afastar-se"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "dar espaço"
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "dar distância"
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "recuar"
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "ficar de longe"
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "ficar afastado"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "deržátʹsja szádi",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "держа́ться сза́ди"
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
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          "roman": "otstupátʹ",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
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          "word": "отступа́ть"
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          "word": "отступи́ть"
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          "roman": "otxodítʹ",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
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          "word": "отходи́ть"
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          "_dis1": "94 5 2",
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          "roman": "otojtí",
          "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
          "word": "отойти́"
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        "To abstain from participation."
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        "(intransitive) To abstain from participation."
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          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "jeṙnpah mnal",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "word": "ձեռնպահ մնալ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "code": "hy",
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          "roman": "čʻmasnakcʻel",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "word": "չմասնակցել"
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          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bù jièrù",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "word": "不介入"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhìshēnshìwài",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "word": "置身事外"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "word": "se taire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "word": "s’abstenir"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "zurückhalten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "word": "ficar de fora"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ostavátʹsja v storoné",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "остава́ться в стороне́"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ne vméšivatʹsja",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "не вме́шиваться"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to abstain from participation",
          "word": "đứng ngoài"
        }
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        "(of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler"
      ],
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        "(intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler"
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        "(intransitive) To maintain distance."
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "et kangnel",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "保持距離"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bǎochí jùlí",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "保持距离"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "katsoa vierestä"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "reculer"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "zurückbleiben"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "zurücktreten"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "distanciar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "ir para trás"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "afastar-se"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "sair de perto"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "dar espaço"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "dar distância"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "recuar"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "ficar de longe"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "ficar afastado"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "deržátʹsja szádi",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "держа́ться сза́ди"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otstupátʹ",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "отступа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "otstupítʹ",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "отступи́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otxodítʹ",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "отходи́ть"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otojtí",
      "sense": "maintain a safe distance",
      "word": "отойти́"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "jeṙnpah mnal",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "word": "ձեռնպահ մնալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čʻmasnakcʻel",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "word": "չմասնակցել"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bù jièrù",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "word": "不介入"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhìshēnshìwài",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "word": "置身事外"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "word": "se taire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "word": "s’abstenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ],
      "word": "zurückhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "word": "ficar de fora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostavátʹsja v storoné",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "остава́ться в стороне́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ne vméšivatʹsja",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "не вме́шиваться"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to abstain from participation",
      "word": "đứng ngoài"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stand back"
}

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