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standing up against

standing up against is the present participle and gerund of stand up against.

Meaning of stand up against

Verb

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

  1. To defy or challenge someone
    • In those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent among your people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall.2000, The Bible (World English). Daniel 11.14

Questions about standing up against

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

Words near standing up against in the dictionary

  1. standing together
  2. standing treat
  3. standing trial
  4. standing under
  5. standing up
  6. standing up against
  7. standing up and being counted
  8. standing up for
  9. standing up on one's hind legs
  10. standing up to
  11. standing up to be counted

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