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stand back

/stænd bæk/

Translations

stand backverb

stood back

Past Simple

stood back

Past Participle

standing back

Gerund

/stænd bæk/

держаться подальше

It's safer to stand back during the fireworks display.

Безопаснее держаться подальше во время фейерверка.

Please stand back from the edge of the platform.

Пожалуйста, отступите от края платформы.

He asked everyone to stand back while he fixed the machine.

Он попросил всех отойти, пока он чинит машину.

Additional translations

Synonyms

pull back

step back

stand backverb

To move a short distance away from something or someone, often for safety or to give space.

The police officer asked the crowd to stand back from the accident scene.

To refrain from becoming involved in a situation or to take a more detached perspective.

Sometimes it's helpful to stand back and look at the problem from a different angle.