stand in the way en · VERB
Meanings
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To impede the progress or achievement (of).
I've committed so much to this business, and nothing will stand in the way.
Any municipality that has gone so far as to abolish its police department is already engaged in a groundbreaking process and these difficulties should not stand in the city's way.
2021 March 10, “Prosecuting in the Police-less City: Police Abolition's Impact on Local Prosecutors”, in Harvard Law Review, volume 134, page 1880:They won't let their parents stand in the way of their love.
Standing in the way of control / You'll live your life / Survive the only way that you know
2007, “Standing in the Way of Control”, performed by Gossip:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stood in the way | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stood in the way | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| stands in the way | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| standing in the way | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
pl wejść w paradę (to impede the progress of) · pl stanąć na przeszkodzie (to impede the progress of) · pl stać na drodze (to impede the progress of) · pl stać na przeszkodzie (to impede the progress of) · pl stanąć na zawadzie (to impede the progress of) · pl stanąć na drodze (to impede the progress of) · pl wchodzić w paradę (to impede the progress of) · de im Weg stehen (to impede the progress of) · sv stå i vägen (to impede the progress of) · pl stawać na drodze (to impede the progress of) · pl stać na zawadzie (to impede the progress of)