"stand down" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-stand down.ogg Forms: stands down [present, singular, third-person], standing down [participle, present], stood down [participle, past], stood down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> down}} stand down (third-person singular simple present stands down, present participle standing down, simple past and past participle stood down)
  1. (idiomatic) To wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-stand_down-en-verb-Ms230Jkz
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To withdraw or retire from a position or from a team. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: stand aside, step down
    Sense id: en-stand_down-en-verb-tzBW8Bt3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78

Inflected forms

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