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noun the skill or quality of being a general; leadership or command ability in military matters

• His exceptional generalship led to victory in the battle.
• The general's skillful generalship helped the army win the war.
• The general showed some serious generalship skills on the battlefield.
• Her generalship in navigating difficult situations was truly impressive.

noun a military order to relax from a state of readiness or alert

verb to relax from a state of readiness or alert

• The military commander ordered the troops to stand down after the ceasefire was declared.
• Hey, don't worry about it, just stand down and relax for a bit.
• Dude, just stand down and chill, no need to get all worked up about it.
• She decided to stand down from her position as team captain to focus on her studies.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• Please stay put while I go get the manager to assist you.
• Just stay put for a minute, I'll be right back.
• Hey, dude, stay put and chill for a bit.
• In times of uncertainty, it's best to stay put and wait for things to settle down.

verb to have taught or instructed someone in a particular skill or type of behavior

adjective having been taught or instructed in a particular skill or type of behavior

• The employees were all trained in proper safety procedures.
• I got trained on how to use the new software at work.
• My friend trained me on how to do a perfect cat-eye makeup.
• Her mind was trained to think critically and analytically.