standby

n., pl., -bys.

1. One that can always be relied on, as in an emergency.
2. A favorite or frequent choice.
3. One kept in readiness to serve as a substitute.

adj.

1. Kept in reserve for use when needed: a standby generator.
2. Of, relating to, or waiting for unreserved travel space that is made available by an airline only shortly before departure: standby passengers.

adv.
On a standby basis: flew standby to New York.

idiom:

on standby

1. Ready and waiting.

A type of underwriting in which an investment bank (the underwriter) agrees to purchase the portion of the new securities issue that remains after a public offering.

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adjective

Used or held in reserve: auxiliary, backup, emergency, reserve, secondary, supplemental, supplementary. See increase/decrease.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hjælper, støtte, hjælpemiddel, standby, dvaletilstand
adj. - reserve-, indsatsklar
adv. - i reserve

Nederlands (Dutch)
reserve, wachtend op een vliegtuigplaats, in de aanslag, klaar staand

Français (French)
n. - (gén) remplaçant, remplacement, (Aviat) liste d'attente, état d'alerte, (Télécom) veille
adj. - de secours, en stand-by, sur la liste d'attente
adv. - en remplacement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ersatz
adj. - Ersatz-
adv. - Hilfs..., Ersatz..., Standby(-Flug)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποκούμπι, επιφυλακή ή εφεδρεία
adj. - εφεδρικός, αναπληρωματικός

Italiano (Italian)
riserva, attesa, di riserva, d'attesa, in attesa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prontidão (f)
adj. - de reserva

Русский (Russian)
надежный человек, опора, заместитель, дублер, положение боеготовности, вызывной сигнал, запасное или аварийное оборудование, запасной, аварийный

Español (Spanish)
n. - recurso, suplente, sustituto
adj. - de reserva, en lista de espera, en espera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stöd, pålitlig vän, reserv, ersättare, ersättning, beredskap
adj. - giltig i mån av ledig plats, läge vid användning av fjärrkontroll till TV

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可信赖的人, 备用船, 备用物, 待命信号, 等退票的, 备用的, 备用地, 待命地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 可信賴的人, 備用船, 備用物, 待命信號
adj. - 等退票的, 備用的
adv. - 備用地, 待命地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 의지가 되는 사람, 예비 프로, (기관 정지 등의) 준비
adj. - 긴급할 때 곧 쓸 수 있는, 대기의, 공석 나기를 기다리는
adv. - 공석이 나길 기다리어

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 非常時用物資, 控え
adj. - 緊急時にすぐ使える, 控えの
adv. - キャンセル待ちで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) البديل (صفه) احتياطي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מצב הכן, כוננות‬
adj. - ‮ניתן לסמוך עליו‬
adv. - ‮בכוננות, לעת הצורך, למקרה חירום‬

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