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Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them stand by

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Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them

stand by

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Solution

stand by: ready to substitute

The eleventh player was standing by to play if any player gets hurt or a substitute is needed.

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