13 Phrasal Verbs with STAND: stand by, stand out, stand down...

Hi, everybody. Welcome to www.engvid.com. I'm Adam. In today's

video, I'm going to give you a few more phrasal verbs that begin with the verb:

"stand". Now, again, a "phrasal verb" is a combination of a verb and a

preposition. And sometimes the meaning is exactly what the two words mean, but

put together; but a lot of these phrasal verbs also... also have secondary

meanings; meanings that are completely unrelated to the words that are

combined. And it's very difficult to understand these, unless someone tells

you what they are, or unless you look them up in a dictionary. So, let's start

with: "stand up". Now, of course, everybody probably understands: "stand

up" means, like: don't sit or don't lie down. If you're sitting or... or lying

down — you "stand up" on your feet. But "stand up" can also mean to take

responsibility. Right? So, if the... if the... something bad happens in a class,

maybe somebody broke the chair in a classroom, and the teacher says: "Okay,

who did this?" somebody should "stand up" — means somebody should take

responsibility; take the blame. If nobody "stands up", the teacher will get

more upset. Now, we can also use this as a... as a compound: "stand-up" as a...

well, actually two meanings. You can have a "stand-up comic", which is a

comedian who stands on a stage and delivers jokes. But you can also say a

"stand-up person". A "stand-up guy" or a "stand-up girl" is a person who's very

good; very honest, somebody you can trust. We would say: "He's a stand-up

person." Okay?

On the other hand, "stand up for" or "stand up to" has a very different

meaning. If you "stand up for" something or someone, it means that you support

that thing or that someone. So, let's say my co-worker is being insulted or

attacked by the boss. And she's very nervous and very sad, and maybe she's

crying and she can't say anything. I will "stand up" for her. I will say to

the boss: "Stop insulting her. Don't say any more. Like, leave her alone", and

stuff like that. I am "standing up for" her because she can't defend herself. I

am defending her because she doesn't have the power to do it. "Stand up to"

is very similar — means... it's face an enemy or face a bad situation. So, if

the boss is telling everybody: "Okay, everybody has to work overtime, but I'm

not paying you more money." Everybody's getting the same salary, but more hours

— I will "stand up to" my boss and say: "No. I'm not going to do it." Right? I

will basically take a firm position, and fight for what's right for myself or for

my co-workers as well. "Stand for" has two meanings. So, one of them I sort of

mentioned already. If you "stand for" something — means you... you believe it

very much. It's a principle. It's something that you believe and something

that you will fight for, if you have to. Somebody that... something that other

people can't change about you. Right? So, I "stand for" integrity, I "stand

for" honesty means I believe these are very important things, and nobody will

change my mind about that. You can also... "stand for" can also mean to

tolerate. If you "won't stand for" something — means you won't tolerate it.

So, for example, let's say in... again, let's go to a business situation because

it's easy. Some people like to say racist jokes at the office, or at

school, or anywhere social. Some people like to say racial jokes; I "don't stand

for" that kind of behavior. I "don't stand for" those kinds of jokes — means

I don't tolerate them. I don't accept them. I will tell somebody to shut up if

they make one of these types of jokes. Okay? So, it's good to "stand for"

certain things.

"Stand by". So, again, there's the literal meaning means by... Can mean...

can... can mean next to or beside. So, if you "stand by" someone, you're just

standing next to them. In a more, like, an abstract meaning, you can "stand by"

someone. It doesn't mean you're physically standing by them; it means

you're supporting them. So, let's say in politics — you sometimes see this — a

politician gets accused of having an affair, like an extramarital affair.

Like, he cheated on his wife, for example, or she cheated on her husband.

If the spouse doesn't believe the accusations and she... or she trusts her

husband — let's say it's a woman — she will "stand by" him; she will support

him and stay with him through all the scandal, and not leave him. So, she's

very loyal to him. "Stand by" can also mean wait. Okay? So: "Okay. Don't start

the project yet. Let's just stand by until we get more information" or "stand

by to get the boss's permission", or "stand by for" whatever else you need

before you can begin something. So, essentially, it means wait. And in terms

of some jobs, some people are "on standby". Or if you're traveling and you

bought a ticket, but there's no seats — the... the airline may put you "on

standby". It means you wait until an opportunity presents itself. So, in...

in some professions, let's say nursing: Many nurses, when they're just starting

their careers, are put "on standby", which means just be ready and wait. We

may call you to come to the hospital to work; we may not. Another expression is

"on call". It's the same meaning on... like: "standby" or "on call". Wait. We

might call; you we might not. So, that's "standby". "Stand in for", we don't

really have anything "stand in". We have a "stand-in" means a substitute. The

verb: "to stand in for me" is to take someone's place in a situation. So,

let's say in a movie, the actors might have some action scenes that are stunts

that are very dangerous. So, they have a stunt person "stand in" for them in that

situation. So, some actors will not do the dangerous scenes; the stunt person

will "stand in" for them while the camera shoots, and it looks like them.

Like they... like the actor, but it's not them; it's a stunt person. Some...

some actors actually do their own stunts, but that's not common. So,

"stand in for" — again, if I'm a teacher, and I'm sick today; I can't

come to school — someone will "stand in for" me and take over the class until I

come back.

"Stand out". So, "stand out" doesn't mean outside. You could stand outside;

that's outside. "Stand out" means be very different; usually in a good way.

Some people can "stand out" in a bad way. But we mostly use this expression

to say: "Oh, wow. He really stands out from the crowd. He's different." And,

again, he's probably a little bit better than most of his... most of his or her

peers, as the case may be. Okay, I'll leave it at that. "Stand out". A

"standout" as a noun, if you make the two... if you squeeze the two words

together, and make it a compound — a "standout" means a very good thing. It's

something that's better than the most. It is noticeable, because it's very

good. And that's only for positive things. To "stand out" can be negative,

but mostly used for positive. Okay, so: "stand around". If you're "standing

around", basically, you're doing nothing. Right? Just "standing around",

you know, doing nothing. So, if somebody says: "Don't just stand around. No. Do

the work. Get involved. You're part of the team", etcetera. "Stand by" can

actually also mean that. "Standing by" means you're doing nothing also, but

more common is just: "standing around". "Stand aside". So, one meaning could be

literal; you just "stand aside" — move to the side. In some situations, you

"stand aside" means you make way for somebody else. So, for example, in...

again, this is very common in business situations. I'm a senior employee. I've

been in this company for 40 years, and there needs a new... there needs to be a

new manager. Now, realistically, it should be my promotion, because I've

been there the longest. But the company doesn't really want me; they want

somebody young who will be with a company a long time. So, they asked me

to "stand aside" — not to interfere in the promotion process; not to complain.

"Stand aside. Let the young guy come up and take over because he will be there

for many years." I will retire in two or three years anyway, so no point. So,

make space for; make room for.

"Stand back" is... is actually very direct, like: "stand back; move away".

So, we especially use this when there's, like, a situation that's a problem or a

dangerous situation. Let's say somebody... somebody... a car hit a

bicyclist and the bicyclist is on the ground. He's injured, and the ambulance

comes. And, of course, there's going to be a big crowd. Everybody wants to see

what's going on; what happened. So, the ambulance, the paramedics — the guys who

work on the ambulance — they say: "Okay. Everybody stand back." Make space so

that they can go in and work, and take care of this bicyclist. But that's

really the only use of this. "Stand off". Now, "stand off" is generally not

used by itself; we would say, like: "stand off to the side", for example —

means be a little bit separated; a little bit different area. So, you

"stand off to the side" means you're in a little bit separated. More commonly,

you might hear "standoff" as a compound noun. So, if there's a "standoff", that

means there's two rivals or two enemies are facing each other, and they're about

ready to start a fight or a battle. So, a "standoff" means rivals, or

competitors. "Stand down". Now, this you will hear very commonly in military

situations. When soldiers are getting ready to fight, they're getting into

their offensive posture; offensive positions, and then the... a senior

officer will say... will come and say: "Stand down". "Stand down" means go

into, like, a normal position; put your guns away; don't get ready to fight. So:

"stand down". "Stand down" can also mean in terms of position. You can "stand

down" means you... it's like similar to "stand aside" — you back off and let

somebody else take it. If you "stand down" from your position, you give it up

and you take a lower position, or you retire or whatever you do. If you "stand

with" someone, you support them. Right? So, you... There was a meme not too long

ago, like: "I stand with her". So, it was for the feminist movement, like the

"MeToo" movement and all that. If you "stand with" someone, you support them;

you are loyal to them. It's similar to: "stand by". "Stand by your man", "stand

with your man", "stand with your friends", "stand with" whatever people

you are supporting. Right? So, that's the expression.

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