"stand on its own" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-stand on its own.ogg [Australia] Forms: stands on its own [present, singular, third-person], standing on its own [participle, present], stood on its own [participle, past], stood on its own [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> on its own}} stand on its own (third-person singular simple present stands on its own, present participle standing on its own, simple past and past participle stood on its own)
  1. (idiomatic) To be independent of others Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-stand_on_its_own-en-verb-PyhfPkiI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

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