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— English words —

• standby n. A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen…
• standby n. (Electronics) sleep mode.
• standby n. (Travel) Waiting at the airport in the hope of getting a seat on a flight that is already booked out.
• standby n. Something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used.
• standby v. (Proscribed, nonstandard, operations) To wait briefly, as for additional communication by radio or telephone;…
• stand-by n. Alternative form of standby.
• stand␣by v. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to be ready.
• stand␣by v. (Idiomatic, transitive) To remain loyal or faithful to.
• stand␣by v. (Idiomatic, transitive) To support; to continue to support despite things being bad.
• stand␣by v. (Intransitive) To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Romanian
  • standby adj. Standby.

— English words, defined in German —

• standby S. Jemand oder etwas, der oder das zum sofortigen Einsatz zwecks Hilfe oder Ersatz vorbereitet ist.
• standby S. On standby, nur Singular: der Zustand zum sofortigen Einsatz vorbereitet zu sein.
• stand␣by V. Während etwas übles geschieht untätig anwesend sein.
• stand␣by V. Willig und wartend fertig bereitstehen.
• stand␣by V. Jemandem beistehen.
• stand␣by V. Zu jemandem stehen.
• stand␣by V. Zu etwas stehen.

— English words, defined in French —

• standby n. (Sport) Remplaçant.
• standby n. Attente, période d’attendre.
• standby n. État de repos, d’inactivité.
• stand-by n. Variante orthographique de standby.
• stand␣by v. (Sens propre) Rester à côté (de).
• stand␣by v. (Sens figuré) Soutenir, encourager.
• stand␣by v. (Sens figuré) (Militaire) Attendre un signal avant d’agir.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• standby adj. Espera, de espera.
• standby s. Espera, aguardo.
• stand␣by exp. Aguardar, esperar.
• stand␣by exp. Manter, sustentar.
• stand␣by exp. Ficar/permanecer/manter-se do/ao lado (de).

— In German —

• Standby S. Stand-by.
• Standby S. Technik: Zustand, in dem ein Gerät jederzeit in Betrieb genommen…

— In Dutch —

• stand-by bijv. Gereed staand, klaar om direct iets te doen of ingezet…

— In French —

• stand-by n.m. (Anglicisme) Attente entraînant un arrêt, une immobilisation…

67 English words from 11 English definitions

additional airport already Alternative as␣for bad being booked briefly communication continue despite do␣nothing Electronics event expectation faithful flight for form frequently getting hope Idiomatic immediate inactive in␣the␣hope␣of intransitive involvement loyal mode nonstandard nothing operations out preparation Proscribed radio readiness ready remain remaining seat situation sleep sleep␣mode some Something standard standby state sudden support telephone tested that that␣is the things transitive Travel unforeseen used wait Waiting well without

25 English words from 23 foreign definitions

arrêt avant das dem der direct encourager Ersatz Espera immobilisation ist Manter nur propre repos Rester sein Sens signal Singular Sport Stand standby und Willig

62 foreign words from 23 foreign definitions

à␣côté agir Aguardar aguardo Anglicisme anwesend attendre Attente beistehen bereitstehen Betrieb côté doen ein Einsatz entraînant espera esperar État etwas fertig Ficar figuré genommen Gerät Gereed geschieht Hilfe iets inactivité in␣Betrieb ingezet jederzeit Jemand jemandem klaar lado manter Militaire oder orthographique période permanecer Remplaçant Sens␣figuré Sens␣propre sofortigen Soutenir staand stehen sustentar Technik übles une untätig Variante vorbereitet Während wartend zum Zustand zwecks

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

standbys stand-bys standbying

21 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

and AND -and and- NDB sta Sta STA Sta. stan Stan 'stan -stan stan' 'Stan -Stan stand St␣And tan Tan TAN

17 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ats ATs ATS at's BDN bdna bDNA B-DNA dna DNA nat Nat NAT Nat. nats Nats NATs

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

standbys stand-bys stands␣by

5 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Bandys Danbys Dansby dynast Tandys

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

stands␣by

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