"stand between" meaning in English

See stand between in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: stands between [present, singular, third-person], standing between [participle, present], stood between [participle, past], stood between [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stands between|standing between|stood between}} stand between (third-person singular simple present stands between, present participle standing between, simple past and past participle stood between)
  1. To block or be a barrier to (someone or something).
    Sense id: en-stand_between-en-verb-4ijTI4Gz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (between)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for stand between meaning in English (1.0kB)

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