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To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- She stood up for me when no one else would, and I've never forgotten it.
- Those who don't stand up for their rights are apt to lose them.
- Though I disagreed with him, I respected him for standing up for what he believed in.
- 2000 December 3, J. Stewart Burns, Futurama, episode 32: “The Cryonic Woman”, Michelle: Quit standing up for yourself, Fry. When we get back to the hole we are going to have a long, boring talk about our relationship!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
擁護 /拥护
(yōnghù)
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Chinese Mandarin:
挺身而出
(tǐngshēn'érchū)
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Chinese Mandarin:
捍衛 /捍卫
(hànwèi)
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Chinese Mandarin:
堅持 /坚持
(jiānchí)
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Dutch:
opkomen voor
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Finnish:
puolustaa
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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German:
eintreten für
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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German:
sich einsetzen für
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Hungarian:
kiáll
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Polish:
stawać w obronie
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Polish:
stanął w obronie
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Spanish:
romper una lanza por
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Spanish:
romper lanzas por
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Spanish:
velar por
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Spanish:
salir en defensa de
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Spanish:
estar al quite de
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Spanish:
estar a los quites de
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Swedish:
stå upp för
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Ukrainian:
відсто́ювати
(vidstójuvaty)
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Ukrainian:
відстоя́ти
(vidstojáty)
— to speak or act in support or defense of
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Ukrainian:
посто́яти
(postójaty)
— to speak or act in support or defense of
