stand-by

Definitions

General English

  • phrasal verb
    (written as stand by)
    to

    refuse

    to change

    something

    you

    have

    said
  • phrasal verb
    (written as stand by)
    to stand and watch,

    without

    getting

    involved

  • phrasal verb
    (written as stand by)
    to

    give

    help

Military

  • noun an act of standing by
  • verb
    (written as stand by)
    to be

    ready

    to do something

Travel

  • adjective referring to a

    ticket

    sold at a lower price shortly before the departure of a flight when there are

    empty

    seats remaining on the

    aircraft

  • adjective referring to a

    passenger

    who travels with a

    standby ticket

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