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snap to attention

snap to attention verb: synonym of stand at attention.

Verb

snap to attention (third-person singular simple present snaps to attention, present participle snapping to attention, simple past and past participle snapped to attention)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic, intransitive, sometimes) Synonym of stand at attention.

Synonyms of snap to attention

Forms of snap to attention

third-person singular presentsnaps to attention
present participlesnapping to attention
past participlesnapped to attention
pastsnapped to attention

Questions about snap to attention

What does snap to attention mean?
Snap to attention means synonym of stand at attention.
What part of speech is snap to attention?
Snap to attention is a verb.
What is the past tense of snap to attention?
The past tense of snap to attention is snapped to attention.

Words near snap to attention in the dictionary

  1. snap swivel
  2. snap swivels
  3. snap tin
  4. snap tins
  5. snap to
  6. snap to attention
  7. snap to it
  8. snap trap
  9. snap traps
  10. snap up
  11. snap zoom

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