stand between

stænd bɪˈtwiːn

stood between

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Conjugation

Definition of stand between - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

protectionprotect someone from harm or danger

He stood between the child and the barking dog.

defend

guard

shield

obstaclebe a barrier or obstacle to

His pride will stand between him and success..

block

hinder

mediation

Rare

act as a mediator or go-between

Rare

She stood between the arguing friends to calm them.

arbitrate

intervene

mediate

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Expressions with stand

stand up

rise from a sitting or lying position

He stood up to greet her.

stand with

literally stand together with someone

They stand with their team on the field.

stand out

be easily seen or noticed

Her bright dress made her stand out in the crowd.

can't stand

unable to tolerate or endure

He can't stand being in traffic for hours.

cannot stand

feel strong dislike or intolerance for something

I cannot stand the noise from the construction.

stand a chance

have a possibility of success

Do you think I stand a chance of winning the competition?

Examples of stand between in a sentence

The guard stood between the protesters and the building.
Nothing will stand between her and her dreams.
Financial issues can stand between them and their goals.
He stood between the two companies to negotiate a deal.
The lawyer stood between the parties to resolve the conflict.

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French:protéger, séparer, ...
German:schützen, im Weg stehen, ...
Italian:interporre, interporsi tra, ...
Spanish:interponerse, interponerse entre, ...
Portuguese:interpor-se, obstruir, ...
Chinese:挡在, 阻碍, ...
Japanese:立つ, 間に立つ, ...
Arabic:وَقَفَ حَائِلًا, حَالَ دُونَ, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲמֹוד בֵּין, לִהְיוֹת מִכְשׁוֹל בִּפְנֵי, ...
Russian:вставать между, стоять между, ...
Ukrainian:стати між, стояти між, ...
Hindi:आड़े आना, बाधा बनना, ...
Bengali:আগলে দাঁড়ানো, বাধা হয়ে দাঁড়ানো, ...
Catalan:interposar-se, interposar-se entre, ...
Czech:krýt, stát mezi, ...
Danish:stille sig imellem, stå i vejen for, ...
Dutch:beschermen tegen, belemmeren, ...
Greek:προστατεύω, στέκομαι εμπόδιο, ...
Hungarian:valaki és valami közé állni, útjában állni, ...
Khmer:ការពារ, រារាំង, ...
Korean:막다, 가로막다, ...
Persian:حائل شدن, مانع شدن, ...
Polish:stanąć pomiędzy, przeszkadzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):colocar-se entre, obstruir, ...
Romanian:a se pune între, a sta în cale, ...
Swedish:ställa sig mellan, stå emellan, ...
Thai:ยืนขวาง, เป็นอุปสรรค, ...
Turkish:araya girmek, aralarına girmek, ...
Vietnamese:đứng ra bảo vệ, cản trở, ...

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