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stand at attention

stand at at·ten·tion
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stand at noun uh-ten-shuh n]
    • /stænd æt noun əˈtɛn ʃən/
    • /stænd ət əˈtenʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stand at noun uh-ten-shuh n]
    • /stænd æt noun əˈtɛn ʃən/

Definitions of stand at attention words

  • verbal expression stand at attention military: stand straight 1
  • phrase stand at attention When people stand at attention, they stand straight with their feet together and their arms at their sides. 0

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Parts of speech for Stand at attention

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stand at attention popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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