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stood up to

stood up to is the simple past and past participle of stand up to.

Meaning of stand up to

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).
    • If anyone stood up to him, I bet he'd back down.
  2. (transitive) To withstand, to weather, to survive in spite of.
    • The paint looks good, but I don't know if it will stand up to years of weather.

Questions about stood up to

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

Words near stood up to in the dictionary

  1. stood up against
  2. stood up and been counted
  3. stood up and was counted
  4. stood up for
  5. stood up on one's hind legs
  6. stood up to
  7. stood up to be counted
  8. stood up with
  9. stood upon one's terms
  10. stood upon points
  11. stood with

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