Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stands by

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
stand-s -by
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does stands by mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of stand by

How to pronounce stands by

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