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stand fast

stand fast verb: synonym of stand firm.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of stand firm.
    Synonyms:
    stand firm

Interjection

  1. A warning not to pass between the arrow and the target.

Synonyms of stand fast

Forms of stand fast

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

Words formed from stand fast

Questions about stand fast

What does stand fast mean?
Stand fast means synonym of stand firm.
What part of speech is stand fast?
Stand fast can be a verb or an interjection.
What is the past tense of stand fast?
The past tense of stand fast is stood fast.

Words near stand fast in the dictionary

  1. stand by
  2. stand confessed
  3. stand corrected
  4. stand down
  5. stand easy
  6. stand fast
  7. stand fast the Holy Ghost
  8. stand fire
  9. stand firm
  10. stand for
  11. stand from under

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