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stand about

/stænd əˈbaʊt/

stand aboutverb

stood about

Past Simple

stood about

Past Participle

standing about

Gerund

/stænd əˈbaʊt/

Translations

They stood about in the hallway, waiting for the meeting to start.

Они топтались в коридоре, ожидая начала собрания.

Definitions

To loiter or linger in a place without any specific purpose or activity.

The group of teenagers stood about in the park, chatting and laughing without any particular plan.

Synonyms

wait around

hang around