# stand aside

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To step sideways to make a space for someone else.
2. To resign a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead.
3. To temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stand-aside