stand aside

Japanese Meaning

（誰かに場所を譲るために）横にどく / 自発的に辞任する（地位や役職を譲るために）

When the stretcher arrived, bystanders were asked to stand aside to let medical teams through.

担架が到着したとき、傍観者たちは医療チームが通れるように脇に下がるよう求められた。

Sense（1）

To step sideways to make a space for someone else.

Stand aside, please, so the doctor can get through.

Sense（2）

To resign a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead.

It's time he stood aside and let a more qualified person do the job.

Sense（3）

To temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain.

The minister will stand aside during the investigation.

stands aside

（ present singular third-person ）

standing aside

（ participle present ）

stood aside

（ participle past ）

stood aside

（ past ）