Word

stand by, v.
freq. cnt. 6

not act or do anything
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

stand by

"He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

be available or ready for a certain function or service
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

stand by stick about stick around

Somebody ----s
They %s a long time

Somebody ----s
They %s a long time

Somebody ----s
They %s a long time

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

be loyal to
<verb.stative>

adhere stand by stick stick by

"She stood by her husband in times of trouble"
"The friends stuck together through the war"

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym