English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "bystand" is om gereed en beskikbaar te wees om op te tree indien nodig, of om in 'n toestand van gereedheid of afwagting te bly totdat dit gevra word. Dit kan ook verwys na 'n persoon of ding wat in reserwe gehou word, gewoonlik as 'n rugsteun in geval van 'n noodgeval of mislukking van die primêre opsie. Die term kan ook as 'n byvoeglike naamwoord gebruik word om iets te beskryf wat op bystand is, wat beteken dit is in 'n toestand van gereedheid, maar nie tans in gebruik nie.

Sentence Examples

  1. The doc had staff on standby in case Ruby took it badly, but it seemed to make her suddenly stronger.
  2. They have ships on standby at other gates just for this sort of thing.
  3. I skipped the mystery meat and went for my favorite standby, pizza and fries.
  4. Horus was out flying recon around the airport, and Teharon was on standby with Ull, Finn, Mrs.
  5. Pegasus was always on standby, day or night, and could be prepared for take-off within a couple of hours.