Extra vs Standby - What's the difference?
extra | standby |
Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
(dated) Extraordinarily good; superior.
(informal) To an extraordinary degree.
(cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball; in Australia referred to as a sundry.
An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle.
A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
State of readiness without being immediately involved.
(travel) Waiting at the airport in the hope of getting a seat on a flight that is already booked out.
Something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used.
As nouns the difference between extra and standby
is that extra is (cricket) a run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball; in australia referred to as a sundry while standby is state of readiness without being immediately involved.As an adjective extra
is beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.As an adverb extra
is (informal) to an extraordinary degree.As a verb standby is
.extra
English
Adjective
(-)- extra''' work; '''extra pay
Derived terms
* extranessAdverb
(-)- That day he ran to school extra fast.
Noun
(en noun)- extra''', '''extra , read all about it!
Derived terms
* wuxtryDerived terms
* extra credit English degree adverbs ----standby
English
Alternative forms
* stand-byNoun
(en noun)- ''The troops were on standby in case of an attack.
- That recipe is an old standby , and she keeps the ingredients around in case of unexpected guests.
Verb
- Standby while I check that for you.