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stand on one's dignity

stand on one's dignity verb: to insist that others treat one with respect.

Verb

stand on one's dignity (third-person singular simple present stands on one's dignity, present participle standing on one's dignity, simple past and past participle stood on one's dignity)

  1. (derogatory) To insist that others treat one with respect.

Forms of stand on one's dignity

third-person singular presentstands on one's dignity
present participlestanding on one's dignity
past participlestood on one's dignity
paststood on one's dignity
alternative formstand upon one's dignity

Questions about stand on one's dignity

What does stand on one's dignity mean?
Stand on one's dignity means to insist that others treat one with respect.
What part of speech is stand on one's dignity?
Stand on one's dignity is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand on one's dignity?
The past tense of stand on one's dignity is stood on one's dignity.

Words near stand on one's dignity in the dictionary

  1. stand on
  2. stand on business
  3. stand on ceremony
  4. stand on end
  5. stand on its own
  6. stand on one's dignity
  7. stand on one's head
  8. stand on one's own bottom
  9. stand on one's own two feet
  10. stand on someone's shoulders
  11. stand on the shoulders of

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