Stand and Wait

Stand

Stand verb - To occupy a place or location.

Usage example: the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza

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Wait and stand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wait" instead the word "Stand" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: standing, stance, standee

Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.

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Stand and wait are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stand" instead the word "Wait" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: waited, waiting, waiter

good	good stand	good wait
long	long stand	long wait
standard	standard stand	standard wait
big	big stand	big wait
Other adjectives: huge, easy, few, disguised, last, favorite.

fire	stand fire	wait fire
time	stand time	wait time
way	stand way	wait way
game	stand game	wait game
Other words: distance, head, nothing, times, episodes.

So enemy would just stand and wait in the middle of a firefight while James Bond stared at his watch.

Source: Menu Time Lockout
In one episode, when Irma is helping the turtles on an undercover assignment, she is told to stand and wait for someone to pick her up (meaning wait for her ride).

Source: Western Animation / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series: While it's true that canonically GDI won in three Tiberium wars, Kane evades death, outliving his enemies (such as Havoc and McNeil) and his Brotherhood of Nod continues to stand and wait for his return.

Source: Karma Houdini / Video Games

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