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  • 61Stand by — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 62stand — ► VERB (past and past part. stood) 1) be in or rise to an upright position, supported by one s feet. 2) place or be situated in a particular position. 3) move in a standing position to a specified place: stand aside. 4) remain stationary or… …

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  • 63For One More Day — is a 2006 novel taken place during the mid 1900 s by the acclaimed sportswriter and author Mitch Albom. It opens with the novel s protagonist planning to commit suicide. His adulthood is shown to have been rife with sadness. His own daughter didn …

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  • 64Stand Up — may refer to:* Stand up comedy MusicAlbums* Stand Up (Dave Matthews Band album) * Stand Up (Everyday Sunday album) * Stand Up (Jethro Tull album) * Stand Up! (album), an album by The Archers * Stand Up (Blue King Brown album), an album by Blue… …

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  • 65stand-in — n 1.) someone who does the job or takes the place of someone else for a short time ▪ Gilbert failed to find a stand in and so could not go to the party. 2.) someone who takes the place of an actor for some scenes in a film stand in for ▪ a stand… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 66stand by — {v.} 1. To be close beside or near. * /Mary could not tell Jane the secret with her little brother standing by./ * /Would you just stand by and watch the big boys beat your little brother?/ 2. To be near, waiting to do something when needed. *… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 67stand by — {v.} 1. To be close beside or near. * /Mary could not tell Jane the secret with her little brother standing by./ * /Would you just stand by and watch the big boys beat your little brother?/ 2. To be near, waiting to do something when needed. *… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 68Stand up (album dmb) — Stand Up Album par Dave Matthews Band Sortie 10 mai 2005 Enregistrement au Haunted Hollow Studio, Charlottesville, Virginie Durée 56:22 Genre(s) Roc …

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  • 69stand-in — stand ins N COUNT A stand in is a person who takes someone else s place or does someone else s job for a while, for example because the other person is ill or away. He was a stand in for my regular doctor …

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  • 70stand one's ground — also[hold one s ground] {v. phr.} 1. To stay and fight instead of running away. * /The enemy attacked in great numbers but our men stood their ground./ Compare: GAIN GROUND. Contrast: GIVE GROUND, LOSE GROUND. 2. To defend a belief or statement;… …

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