stand down
stand down · stands down · stood down · standing down
піти у відставку, іти у відставку
уйти с поста, уволиться, увольняться
zurücktreten, erniedrigen, degradieren
To wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness postureTo wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture.
» Lower your weapons and stand down.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture.
They ordered the troops to stand down for the moment.
(ambitransitive)To withdraw or retire from a position or from a team.
Examples
8 sentencesLower your weapons and stand down.
Our orders are to stand down.
We will never stand down.
They sang the song while standing upside down.
What was the real reason Prigozhin stood down?
Forms
stands down, standing down, stood down, stood down| Base form | stand down · to stand down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stands down |
| Present participle | standing down |
| Past simple | stood down |
| Past participle | stood down |
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.
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsLessons 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