ˈby-standing,ppl.a. [f. by- 2 a + standing.] That stands by or near. 1622Sparrow Bk.Com. Prayer (1661) 250 A by-standing Table called the Table of Proposition.1884A. A. Putnam 10 Yrs. Judge xii. 85 Money..forthcoming from the pockets of by-standing friends.