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stands one's hand

stands one's hand is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand one's hand.

Meaning of stand one's hand

Verb

stand one's hand (third-person singular simple present stands one's hand, present participle standing one's hand, simple past and past participle stood one's hand)

  1. (archaic, slang) To pay for another person's drink as part of drinking socially.

Questions about stands one's hand

What is stands one's hand the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stands one's hand is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand one's hand.

Words near stands one's hand in the dictionary

  1. stands on someone's shoulders
  2. stands on the shoulders of
  3. stands on the shoulders of giants
  4. stands on velvet
  5. stands one's ground
  6. stands one's hand
  7. stands one's lick log
  8. stands out
  9. stands out a mile
  10. stands out like a sore thumb
  11. stands out like dog's balls

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