stand on the shoulders of in English

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

Etymology: Clipping of stand on the shoulders of giants. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Clipping of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">stand on the shoulders of giants</i></span>.|lang=}} Clipping of stand on the shoulders of giants., {{clip of|en|stand on the shoulders of giants}} Clipping of stand on the shoulders of giants. Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> on the shoulders of}} stand on the shoulders of (third-person singular simple present stands on the shoulders of, present participle standing on the shoulders of, simple past and past participle stood on the shoulders of)

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        "To build on the previous works and gains of."
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        "(idiomatic) To build on the previous works and gains of."
      ],
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        "1": "Clipping of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">stand on the shoulders of giants</i></span>.",
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        "To build on the previous works and gains of."
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"stand on the shoulders of" meaning in English

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