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- [stand uhp too]
- /stænd ʌp tu/
- /stænd ʌp tuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stand uhp too]
- /stænd ʌp tu/
Definitions of stand up to words
- verb without object stand up to (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet. 1
- verb without object stand up to to rise to one's feet (often followed by up). 1
- verb without object stand up to to have a specified height when in this position: a basketball player who stands six feet seven inches. 1
- verb without object stand up to to stop or remain motionless or steady on the feet. 1
- verb without object stand up to to take a position or place as indicated: to stand aside. 1
- verb without object stand up to to remain firm or steadfast, as in a cause. 1
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Origin of stand up to
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 to
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stand up to 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".
stand up to usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stand up to
verb stand up to
- ask for — to try to obtain by requesting
- beard — A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
- brave — Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
- call in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- call out — If you call someone out, you order or request that they come to help, especially in an emergency.
Antonyms for stand up to
verb stand up to
- buckle under — If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- darked — having very little or no light: a dark room.
- dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
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