stand by

verbs

not act or do anything

"He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

stand by

is a type of (narrower)

resist doing something

"He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"

be available or ready for a certain function or service

is derived from

is derived from

be loyal to

"She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"

adhere, stand by, stick, stick by