stand over

stand over
I. phrasal
: to watch closely and steadily and control the actions of
II. intransitive verb
: to await consideration or settlement at a later date

resolution will stand over until the following session

: to put off : postpone

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stand over
1. To keep (someone who is working, etc) under close supervision
2. To postpone or be postponed
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Main Entry: ↑stand

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ˌstand ˈover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stand over he/she/it stands over present participle standing over past tense stood over past participle stood over] phrasal verb
to watch someone while they are doing something, usually in order to make sure that they are doing it correctly

I’m fed up with him standing over me while I work.

Thesaurus: to watch someone or somethingsynonym
Main entry: stand

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1) stand close to (someone) so as to watch, supervise, or intimidate them
2) stand over or stand something over be postponed or postpone to be dealt with at a later date

a number of points were stood over to a further meeting


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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