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stood up against

stood up against is the simple past and past participle 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 stood up against

What is stood up against the simple past and past participle of?
Stood up against is the simple past and past participle of stand up against.

Words near stood up against in the dictionary

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

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