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to stand around
/stˈænd ɐɹˈaʊnd/
/stˈand ɐɹˈaʊnd/
stand roundstand aboutto stand around
[phrase form: stand]
01
to spend time standing in a place without doing anything purposeful or without having a particular reason to be there
Intransitive
Examples
We had to stand around for an hour waiting for the bus to arrive.
The employees were just standing around, chatting, instead of helping customers.
