stand around in English

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

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

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        "(intransitive) To stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time."
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    {
      "form": "stands around",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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    },
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"stand around" meaning in English

Verb