TOP

Definition of stand back phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stand back

phrasal verb
jump to other results
stand back (from something)
  1. to move back from a place
    • The police ordered the crowd to stand back.
  2. to be located away from something
    • The house stands back from the road.
  3. to think about a situation as if you are not involved in it
    • It's time to stand back and look at your career so far.
See stand back in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Nearby words

misty
adjective
 
 
From the Topic
Weather
C1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day