stand sentry
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.