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stand up for

stand up for verb: to speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).
    • She stood up for me when no one else would, and I've never forgotten it.
    • Those who don't stand up for their rights are apt to lose them.
    Synonyms:
    stick up for, defend

stand up for meaning in Tagalog

stand up for in Tagalog

to speak or act in support or defense of
manindigan

Synonyms of stand up for

Forms of stand up for

third-person singular presentstands up for
present participlestanding up for
past participlestood up for
paststood up for

Questions about stand up for

What does stand up for mean?
Stand up for means to speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).
What is stand up for in Tagalog?
Stand up for in Tagalog is manindigan. See Stand up for meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is stand up for?
Stand up for is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand up for?
The past tense of stand up for is stood up for.

Words near stand up for in the dictionary

  1. stand under
  2. stand up
  3. stand up against
  4. stand up and be counted
  5. stand up and give it to him
  6. stand up for
  7. stand up guy
  8. stand up guys
  9. stand up on one's hind legs
  10. stand up paddleboarding
  11. stand up to

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