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stand someone in hand

stand someone in hand verb: to concern or affect someone.

Verb

stand someone in hand (third-person singular simple present stands someone in hand, present participle standing someone in hand, simple past and past participle stood someone in hand)

  1. (dated) To concern or affect someone.

Forms of stand someone in hand

third-person singular presentstands someone in hand
present participlestanding someone in hand
past participlestood someone in hand
paststood someone in hand

Questions about stand someone in hand

What does stand someone in hand mean?
Stand someone in hand means to concern or affect someone.
What part of speech is stand someone in hand?
Stand someone in hand is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand someone in hand?
The past tense of stand someone in hand is stood someone in hand.

Words near stand someone in hand in the dictionary

  1. stand pies
  2. stand Sam
  3. stand sentinel
  4. stand sentry
  5. stand shilly-shally
  6. stand someone in hand
  7. stand still
  8. stand stills
  9. stand tall
  10. stand the gaff
  11. stand the test of time

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