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Definition 2024

stand_back

stand back

English

Verb

(intransitive) To maintain a safe distance from a hazard.
You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.
(intransitive) To abstain from participation.
While others debated the proposals, he stood back.
(intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler

Translations

maintain a safe distance

Armenian: ետ կանգնել ‎(et kangnel)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 保持距離, 保持距离 ‎(bǎochí jùlí),
Finnish: katsoa vierestä

German: zurückbleiben (de)
Portuguese: distanciar-se, ir para trás, afastar-se, sair de perto, dar espaço, dar distância, recuar (pt), ficar de longe, ficar afastado
Russian: держа́ться сза́ди impf ‎(deržátʹsja szádi), отступа́ть (ru) impf ‎(otstupátʹ), отступи́ть (ru) ‎(otstupítʹ), отходи́ть (ru) impf ‎(otxodítʹ), отойти́ (ru) ‎(otojtí)

(cricket) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler