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come to a stand

come to a stand verb: synonym of come to a stop.

Verb

come to a stand (third-person singular simple present comes to a stand, present participle coming to a stand, simple past came to a stand, past participle come to a stand)

  1. Synonym of come to a stop.
    • As soon as we had come to a stand in Kamina Station, a swarm of porters pushed their way into the compartment to get my luggage. I selected one, and ordered the others out, and then detrained.1958 February, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, in Railway Magazine, page 125
    Synonyms:
    come to a stop

Synonyms of come to a stand

Forms of come to a stand

third-person singular presentcomes to a stand
present participlecoming to a stand
pastcame to a stand
past participlecome to a stand

Questions about come to a stand

What does come to a stand mean?
Come to a stand means synonym of come to a stop.
What part of speech is come to a stand?
Come to a stand is a verb.
What is the past tense of come to a stand?
The past tense of come to a stand is came to a stand.

Words near come to a stand in the dictionary

  1. come through
  2. come to
  3. come to a boil
  4. come to a close
  5. come to a head
  6. come to a stand
  7. come to a sticky end
  8. come to a stop
  9. come to an end
  10. come to anchor
  11. come to bat

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