estambay : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

estambay [is.tam.bay.] :

hang around (v.); loiter (v.); stand by (v.)
[ Etymology: English: stand by ]

Synonyms: tambay

Derivatives of estambay

Glosses:

hang around
v. (stative)	1. footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry	be about.; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
	~ be	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	~ prowl, lurch	loiter about, with no apparent aim.
loiter
stand by
v. (stative)	1. stand by	not act or do anything.; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"
	~ refrain, forbear	resist doing something.; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
v. (stative)	2. stand by, stick about, stick around	be available or ready for a certain function or service.
	~ wait	stay in one place and anticipate or expect something.; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
v. (stative)	3. adhere, stand by, stick, stick by	be loyal to.; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
	~ be	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"