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stands on business

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

Meaning of stand on business

Verb

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

  1. (Internet, chiefly TikTok) To put oneself first and take care of one's own needs before worrying about others.
    • Seek so much as a kernel of advice on the internet in 2024 about conflicts in a relationship, a situationship or even an affair, and you may find yourself inundated with recommendations to "stand on business." A Hinge match asks to reschedule your first date with 30 minutes' notice? Stand on...2024 January 18, Gina Cherelus, “TikTok Is 'Standing on Business.' What Does That Mean?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...

Questions about stands on business

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

Words near stands on business in the dictionary

  1. stands in the gate
  2. stands in the way
  3. stands of arms
  4. stands off
  5. stands on
  6. stands on business
  7. stands on ceremony
  8. stands on its own
  9. stands on one's dignity
  10. stands on one's head
  11. stands on one's own bottom

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stands on business (page history and authors); stand on business (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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