bystandingn.
/ˈbʌɪˌstandɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbaɪˌstændɪŋ/ The fact or state of being a bystander; presence without involvement.
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1825 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 516 The never intermitted Over-looking, By-standing, and Admonishing..enfeebled his Volition.
1938 China Weekly Rev. (Shanghai) 8 Oct. 184/1 Irresponsible bystanding is neither possible nor prudent.
2012 Environmental Values 21 399 Bystanding is most often diagnosed and condemned when people fail to assist those in their immediate vicinity facing imminent physical harm.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
bystandingadj.
/ˈbʌɪˌstandɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbaɪˌstændɪŋ/ That stands by or near someone or something; nearby, adjacent; spec. (of a person) present but not involved when something is happening.
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the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > adjacent
joiningc1385
joinantc1405
adjacentc1425
adjoinant1429
adject?a1475
adjoined?1556
adjoining1577
conjoining1579
bystanding1622
annexed1634
verging1796
the world > space > place > presence > [adjective] > present without intervening
bystanding1884
1622 A. Sparrow Rationale Bk. Common Prayer (1661) 250 A by-standing Table called the Table of Proposition.
1724 J. Maubray Female Physician v. xxi. 290 I would order some of the By-Standing Women to raise her right Side a little.
1884 ‘Judge Wiglittle’ 10 Years Police Judge xii. 85 Money..forthcoming from the pockets of by-standing friends.
1925 Court of Appeals N.Y.: J. E. Salm vs. J. Bleau: Brief for Plaintiff 4 Plaintiff's bystanding witness says the truck driver was going 20 or 25 miles at that crossing.
2013 Irish Times (Nexis) 18 Mar. 1 Many of the bystanding tourists thought the People's Parade was all part of the main parade.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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