to stand down

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Englisch - Englisch
To withdraw or retire from a position or from a team. transitive and/or intransitive
To wait; to stop pursuing or fighting

They ordered the troops to stand down for the moment.

remove oneself as a candidate; descend from the witness stand
If someone stands down, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place. Four days later, the despised leader finally stood down, just 17 days after taking office Profits plunged and he stood down as chairman last January. = step down, resign
to stand down

    Silbentrennung

    to stand Down

    Türkische aussprache

    tı ständ daun

    Aussprache

    /tə ˈstand ˈdoun/ /tə ˈstænd ˈdaʊn/
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