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# bystander

noun (a bystander, bystanders)

«bystander» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A bystander is a person who is near when something happens, especially an accident, a fight or bullying, but is not part of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bystander/#m1)

### In the lessons

In social and safety lessons pupils learn about bystanders of bullying: a bystander can choose to be an «upstander» and help, by telling an adult, comforting the person or not joining in. In first aid, a bystander can call an ambulance or help until help arrives. In news: «innocent bystanders» are people who got hurt by chance.

### Examples

- A bystander called the ambulance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bystander/#x1)
- Don't just be a bystander when someone is being bullied — tell a teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bystander/#x2)
- Several bystanders saw the accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bystander/#x3)
- An innocent bystander was hurt by the falling sign. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bystander/#x4)
- A bystander who helps is called an upstander. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bystander/#x5)
- The bystanders cheered when the cat was rescued. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bystander/#x6)
- Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bystander/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a bystander, bystanders. One word from «by» + «stander». Watching and laughing at bullying is not being neutral: it can make the bully feel supported.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bystander» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bystander/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bystander» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bystander.html) on Mova free.