stand to attention in English

Forms: stands to attention [present, singular, third-person], standing to attention [participle, present], stood to attention [participle, past], stood to attention [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,stood>}} stand to attention (third-person singular simple present stands to attention, present participle standing to attention, simple past and past participle stood to attention)

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"stand to attention" meaning in English

Verb