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standing firm

standing firm is the present participle and gerund of stand firm.

Meaning of stand firm

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To resist assault or pressure.
    • With Wales in a back four, England found joy out wide. The defensive effort impressed though, and Neco Williams courageously took a driven strike from Rashford to the head as Wales stood firm, but then, concern hit.2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline

Questions about standing firm

What is standing firm the present participle and gerund of?
Standing firm is the present participle and gerund of stand firm.

Words near standing firm in the dictionary

  1. standing eights
  2. standing end
  3. standing ends
  4. standing fast
  5. standing fire
  6. standing firm
  7. standing for
  8. standing from under
  9. standing ground
  10. standing guard
  11. standing in

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