Standby — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that can be relied on when needed

an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈændbaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈandbaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈandbaɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈændbaɪ/.

Examples

a standby generator
a standby crew

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

understudy

Parts of Speech

noun	something that can be relied on when needed
noun	an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
adjective	ready for emergency use “a standby generator”

Word Forms

stand by	verb	be available or ready for a certain function or service
understudy	verb	be an understudy or alternate for a role

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stehen zu

etwas, auf das man sich bei Bedarf verlassen kann

🇫🇷French

attendre

quelque chose sur lequel on peut compter en cas de besoin

🇪🇸Spanish

apoyar

algo en lo que se puede confiar cuando sea necesario

🇮🇹Italian

stand-by

qualcosa su cui si può fare affidamento quando necessario

🇳🇱Dutch

stand-by

iets waarop u kunt vertrouwen wanneer dat nodig is

🇵🇹Portuguese

espera

algo em que se pode confiar quando necessário

🇷🇺Russian

поддерживать

то, на что можно положиться, когда это необходимо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समर्थन करना

कुछ ऐसा जिस पर जरूरत पड़ने पर भरोसा किया जा सके

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ট্যান্ডবাই

এমন কিছু যা প্রয়োজনের সময় নির্ভর করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

காத்திருப்பு

தேவைப்படும்போது நம்பக்கூடிய ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

స్టాండ్‌బై

అవసరమైనప్పుడు ఆధారపడవచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्टँडबाय

जेव्हा आवश्यक असेल तेव्हा त्यावर अवलंबून राहता येईल

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટેન્ડબાય

કંઈક કે જેના પર જરૂર પડે ત્યારે આધાર રાખી શકાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟ್ಯಾಂಡ್ಬೈ

ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದ್ದಾಗ ಅವಲಂಬಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്റ്റാൻഡ് ബൈ

ആവശ്യമുള്ളപ്പോൾ ആശ്രയിക്കാവുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਲ ਖਲੋਣਾ

ਅਜਿਹੀ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਲੋੜ ਪੈਣ 'ਤੇ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسٹینڈ بائی

ایسی چیز جس پر ضرورت پڑنے پر بھروسہ کیا جا سکے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

支持

需要时可以信赖的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

待機する

必要なときに頼れるもの

🇰🇷Korean

대기

필요할 때 의지할 수 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chế độ chờ

thứ gì đó có thể dựa vào khi cần thiết

🇹🇭Thai

สแตนด์บาย

สิ่งที่สามารถพึ่งพาได้เมื่อจำเป็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

siaga

sesuatu yang bisa diandalkan saat dibutuhkan

🇲🇾Malay

siap sedia

sesuatu yang boleh diharap apabila diperlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعليق

شيء يمكن الاعتماد عليه عند الحاجة

🇮🇷Persian

آماده به کار

چیزی که در صورت نیاز می توان به آن تکیه کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

yanında olmak

gerektiğinde güvenilebilecek bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

המתנה

משהו שאפשר לסמוך עליו כשצריך

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The primary meaning of 'standby' is 'something that can be relied on when needed'.

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