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stand behind

stand behind verb: to support; express one's support for, especially despite opposition; to stick with a decision.

Verb

stand behind (third-person singular simple present stands behind, present participle standing behind, simple past and past participle stood behind)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To support; express one's support for, especially despite opposition; to stick with a decision.
    • Mayor Bloomberg and Ms. Wittenberg had repeatedly stood behind the plan, insisting it was best for the city.2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 02 Nov 2012
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind.

Forms of stand behind

third-person singular presentstands behind
present participlestanding behind
past participlestood behind
paststood behind

Questions about stand behind

What does stand behind mean?
Stand behind means to support; express one's support for, especially despite opposition; to stick with a decision.
What part of speech is stand behind?
Stand behind is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand behind?
The past tense of stand behind is stood behind.

Words near stand behind in the dictionary

  1. stand and stir
  2. stand around
  3. stand aside
  4. stand at attention
  5. stand back
  6. stand behind
  7. stand between
  8. stand by
  9. stand confessed
  10. stand corrected
  11. stand down

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