stand sentry
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]stand sentry (third-person singular simple present stands sentry, present participle standing sentry, simple past and past participle stood sentry)
- To keep watch.
- Synonyms: stand guard, stand sentinel
Further reading
[edit]- “stand sentry”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “stand sentry”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.