stand sentry

stænd ˈsɛntri

stood sentry

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Definition of stand sentry - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

securitystay at a place to protect it from danger

Soldiers stand sentry at the gate every night.
Guards stand sentry outside the museum after hours.
He was ordered to stand sentry at the entrance.

keep watch

stand guard

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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?

Expressions with sentry

sentry post

location where a sentry is officially stationed

The soldier stood alert at the sentry post.

sentry box

small shelter with open front for sentry protection

The sentry stood watch in the sentry box.

sentry duty

duty of guarding a place or person

He was assigned sentry duty at the main gate.

sentry go

duty of a soldier to stand guard

He was assigned the sentry go for the night.

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French:monter la garde, ...
German:Wache stehen, ...
Italian:fare la guardia, ...
Spanish:vigilar, ...
Portuguese:montar guarda, ...
Chinese:站岗, ...
Japanese:見張りに立つ, ...
Arabic:وقف حارسًا, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲמֹד מִשׁמֶרֶת, ...
Russian:нести караул, ...
Ukrainian:стояти на варті, ...
Hindi:पहरा देना, ...
Bengali:পাহারা দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:fer guàrdia, ...
Czech:držet stráž, ...
Danish:stå vagt, ...
Dutch:waken, ...
Greek:φυλάω σκοπιά, ...
Hungarian:őrséget állni, ...
Khmer:យាមការពារ, ...
Korean:지키다, ...
Persian:نگهبانی دادن, ...
Polish:stać na warcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):ficar de sentinela, ...
Romanian:a sta de pază, ...
Swedish:stå vakt, ...
Thai:ยืนรักษาการณ์, ...
Turkish:nöbet tutmak, ...
Vietnamese:đứng gác, ...

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