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To stand by

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to aid, to support.
To be near; to be a spectator; to be present
To be aside; to be set aside with disregard
To maintain; to defend; to support; not to desert; as, to stand by one's principles or party.
- Dr. H. More.
To rest on for support; to be supported by
To remain as a spectator, and take no part in an action; as, we can't just stand idly by while people are being killed.
- Whitgift.

See also: By Stand Stand Stand Stand Stand



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It's to swear to stand by one another, and never tell the gang's secrets, even if you're chopped all to flinders, and kill anybody and all his family that hurts one of the gang.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
Ah, it's a great thing in a man's life to be able to stand by a neighbour and uphold him in such trouble as that.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
 
 
 
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