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to stand aside
01
to temporarily withdraw from involvement or decision-making in a specific area or situation
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
aside
Base verb
stand
Present tense
stand aside
3rd person singular
stands aside
Present participle
standing aside
Past simple
stood aside
Past participle
stood aside
Examples
Understanding the potential bias, the committee member decided to stand aside and abstain from voting on the matter.
02
to move to the side, creating room for someone else to pass
Examples
In a courteous gesture, he decided to stand aside and let the elderly woman pass through the doorway first.
