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stands around

stands around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand around.

Meaning of stand around

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time.
    • Why are some people working and some are standing around?

Questions about stands around

What is stands around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stands around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand around.

Words near stands around in the dictionary

  1. Standridges
  2. stands
  3. stands a chance
  4. stands and delivers
  5. stands apart
  6. stands around
  7. stands aside
  8. stands at attention
  9. stands back
  10. stands behind
  11. stands between

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