Meaning

1 senses
  1. To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).

    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.

    eintreten für, sich einsetzen für

    відсто́юватиvidstójuvaty, відстоя́тиvidstojáty, посто́ятиpostójaty

Examples

422 sentences
  1. The students stood waiting for a bus.

    Учні стояли, чекаючи на автобус. — uaspeaker

    ruУченики стояли, ожидая автобус. — Hellerick

    deDie Schüler warteten auf einen Bus. — Hans_Adler

  2. We have to stand up for minority rights.

    Ми повинні відстоювати права меншин. — MaxUA

    ruМы должны отстаивать права меньшинств. — odexed

    deWir müssen uns für Minderheitenrechte einsetzen. — al_ex_an_der

  3. I stood in line for more than thirty minutes.

    Я стояв у черзі більше тридцяти хвилин. — deniko

    ruЯ стоял в очереди больше тридцати минут. — marafon

  4. What does this stand for?

    Що це означає? — uaspeaker

    ruЧто это значит? — Aqn

  5. AI stands for artificial intelligence.

    AI означає "штучний інтелект". — deniko

    ruИИ означает "искусственный интеллект". — marafon

    deKI steht für Künstliche Intelligenz. — MUIRIEL

Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to speak or act in support or defense of:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to speak or act in support or defense of:

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystand up for
he, she, itstands up for

Past simpleLesson

all personsstood up for

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stood up for
he, she, ithas stood up for

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stand up for

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedstand up

See also

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