STAND BACK (FROM STH)


Meaning of STAND BACK (FROM STH) in English

1.

to move back from a place :

The police ordered the crowd to stand back.

2.

to be located away from sth :

The house stands back from the road.

3.

to think about a situation as if you are not involved in it :

It's time to stand back and look at your career so far.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.