Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To resist assault or pressure.

More definitions
  • refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
  • stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Examples

36 sentences

  1. I hope Tom stands firm on that issue.

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  2. I hope you stand firm on this issue.

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  3. We stand firm in the light.

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  4. He stands firm in his beliefs.

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  5. Come what may, we stand firm.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

stands firm, standing firm, stood firm, stood firm
Base formstand firm · to stand firm
3rd person singularstands firm
Present participlestanding firm
Past simplestood firm
Past participlestood firm

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystand firm
he, she, itstands firm

Past simpleLesson

all personsstood firm

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stood firm
he, she, ithas stood firm

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stand firm

Synonyms

7 synonyms
stand fasthold fasthold firm
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhold firm

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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