stand aside

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stand aside

verb stands aside · standing aside · stood aside

To step sideways to make a space for someone else. Stand aside, please, so the doctor can get through.
To resign a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead. It's time he stood aside and let a more qualified person do the job.
Similar: stand down
To temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain. The minister will stand aside during the investigation.
Similar: stand down

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@misc{stand_aside_2026,
  title = {stand aside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stand%20aside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}