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Another word for stand

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stand

n.

Position
notion, view, belief; see attitude 2, opinion 1.
A platform
stage, gantry, station; see platform 1.

make<strong> <em>or</em> </strong>take a stand*

insist, assert, take a position; see declare 1, fight 1, 2, say.

take the stand

bear witness, give evidence, give testimony, be sworn in; see testify.

stand Synonyms

stand

v.

To be in an upright position
be erect, be on one's feet, stand up, come to one's feet, rise, jump up*.
To endure
last, persist, survive, hold; see endure 1.
To tolerate
endure, bear, withstand; see endure 2.
To be of a certain height
be, attain, come to; see reach 1.
To be situated
fill, hold, take up; see occupy 2.
To oppose
withstand, stand against, confront; see compete, oppose 1.
*To pay for
bear the cost, stand the expense, make payment; see pay 1. See syn. study at endure.

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Another word for stand

verb

To adopt a standing posture.
Also used with up: arise, get up, rise, uprise, upspring. Idiom: get to one's feet. See rise
To restore to or place in an upright or proper position.
Also used with up: right. See horizontal
To put up with.
Also used with for: abide, accept, bear, brook², endure, go, stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. (Informal) lump². Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept
(Informal)
To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another):
treat. (Informal) set up. (Slang) blow¹. Idiom: stand treat. See pay

phrasal verb stand behind

To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:

advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand by, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See support

phrasal verb stand by

To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:

advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See support

phrasal verb stand for

To serve as an example, image, or symbol of:
epitomize, exemplify, illustrate, represent, symbol, symbolize, typify. See substitute
To serve as an official delegate of:
represent, speak for. See substitute

phrasal verb stand in

To act as a substitute:

fill in, substitute, supply. (Informal) pinch-hit, sub. See substitute

phrasal verb stand out

To curve outward past the normal or usual limit:
bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stick out. See convex
To be obtrusively conspicuous:
glare, stick out. Idioms: stare someone in the face, stick out like a sore thumb. See see

phrasal verb stand up

To prove valid under scrutiny:
hold (up), prove out. (Informal) wash. Idioms: hold water, pass muster, ring true. See true
To withstand stress or difficulty:
bear up, endure, hold up. See continue

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Don't just stand there.
He can't stand to sit around and do nothing.
If you don't stand up and demand a change, he'll keep on doing it.
She moved away from Darkyn to stand in front of Gabriel, searching his gaze.
I still don't know how you can stand that cold wind.

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