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make a stand

make a stand is the alternative form of take a stand.

Meaning of take a stand

Verb

take a stand (third-person singular simple present takes a stand, present participle taking a stand, simple past took a stand, past participle taken a stand)

  1. (idiomatic) To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs.
    • There will come a time when you'll need to take a stand for the changes you want.

Forms of make a stand

third-person singular presentmakes a stand
present participlemaking a stand
past participlemade a stand
pastmade a stand

Questions about make a stand

What is make a stand the alternative form of?
Make a stand is the alternative form of take a stand.

Words near make a stand in the dictionary

  1. make a scene
  2. make a show of oneself
  3. make a silk purse of a sow's ear
  4. make a spectacle of oneself
  5. make a splash
  6. make a stand
  7. make a statement
  8. make a stick for one's own back
  9. make a stink
  10. make a time
  11. make a Virginia fence

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make a stand (page history and authors); take a stand (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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