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standby meaning in Urdu

اسٹینڈ بائی

/ˈstændˌbaɪ̯/US/ˈsteə̯ndˌbaɪ̯/

standby in Urdu: اسٹینڈ بائی, اسٹینڈ بائینگ. In English, standby means a state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).

Urdu words for standby

اسٹینڈ بائی, اسٹینڈ بائینگ

English meaning of standby

  1. noun A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).
  2. noun A replacement kept on standby.
  3. noun Sleep mode.
  4. noun Waiting at the airport in the hope of getting a seat on a flight that is already booked out.

Full definition of standby

standby in a sentence

  • The troops were on standby in case of an attack.
  • That recipe is an old standby, and she keeps the ingredients around in case of unexpected guests.
  • Standby while I check that for you.

Synonyms of standby

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Questions about standby in Urdu

What is the meaning of standby in Urdu?
Standby in Urdu is اسٹینڈ بائی, اسٹینڈ بائینگ.
standby کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Standby: اسٹینڈ بائی, اسٹینڈ بائینگ.
What does standby mean in English?
Standby means a state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).

Source and license

Urdu words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “standby”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: standby (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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