stand up for

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stand uhp fawr]
- /stænd ʌp fɔr/
- /stænd ʌp fɔː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stand uhp fawr]
- /stænd ʌp fɔr/

Definitions of stand up for words

verb without object stand up for (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet. 1
verb without object stand up for to rise to one's feet (often followed by up). 1
verb without object stand up for to have a specified height when in this position: a basketball player who stands six feet seven inches. 1
verb without object stand up for to stop or remain motionless or steady on the feet. 1
verb without object stand up for to take a position or place as indicated: to stand aside. 1
verb without object stand up for to remain firm or steadfast, as in a cause. 1

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Origin of stand up for

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English standen (v.), Old English standan; cognate with Old Saxon standan, Middle Dutch standen, Old High German stantan, standa, standan; akin to Latin stāre to stand, sistere, Greek histánai to make stand, Sanskrit sthā to stand, Old Irish at-tá (he) is

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Parts of speech for Stand up for

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stand up for

stand up for popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for stand up for

verb stand up for

angeled — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
angeling — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
assert — If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
call in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.

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