Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stand around

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
stand around
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

stands around (present, singular) standing around (participle, present) stood around (participle, past) stood around (past)

Questions

What does stand around mean?
To stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time.

How to pronounce stand around

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