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stand under

stand under verb: to withstand, resist or endure.

Verb

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

  1. (dated, transitive) To withstand, resist or endure.
    • You must stand under those temptations, no matter how alluring they are.

Forms of stand under

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

Questions about stand under

What does stand under mean?
Stand under means to withstand, resist or endure.
What part of speech is stand under?
Stand under is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand under?
The past tense of stand under is stood under.

Words near stand under in the dictionary

  1. stand to pees
  2. stand to reason
  3. stand together
  4. stand treat
  5. stand trial
  6. stand under
  7. stand up
  8. stand up against
  9. stand up and be counted
  10. stand up and give it to him
  11. stand up for

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