stand around
stand around · stands around · stood around · standing around
To stand without doing anythingTo stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time.
» Tom can't stand being around Mary.
Tom kann es nicht ertragen, in der Nähe von Mary zu sein.
Meaning
1 sensesTo stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time.
Why are some people working and some are standing around?
We've just been standing around until you got here.
Examples
31 sentencesTom can't stand being around Mary.
deTom kann es nicht ertragen, in der Nähe von Mary zu sein.
What are you standing around for?
What are we standing around for?
I can't stand being around Tom.
What are you all standing around for?
Forms
stands around, standing around, stood around, stood around| Base form | stand around · to stand around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stands around |
| Present participle | standing around |
| Past simple | stood around |
| Past participle | stood around |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
15 phrasal verbs- stand upвстати, вставатиTo rise from a lying or sitting position.
- stand outстирчати, випинатисяTo jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.).
- stand inзамінятиTo substitute for; to replace
- stand downпіти у відставку, іти у відставкуTo wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture.
- stand forмати на увазі, збиратисяTo mean; to symbolize; to represent; especially of an acronym or abbreviation.
- stand byчекати, очікуватиTo wait in expectation of some event; to be ready.
- stand offTo stand some distance apart from something or someone.
- stand onTo continue following the same course.
More 7
- stand backTo maintain distance.
- stand overTo be very watchful of.
- stand aroundTo stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time.
- stand withTo back or side with; to support (in reference to literally standing alongside someone to show one's support).
- stand toTo tolerate (something); to be able to withstand (something) stressful that will be ultimately beneficial.
- stand asideTo step sideways to make a space for someone else.
- stand underTo withstand, resist or endure.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb