stand behind
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stand
verb1. To adopt a standing posture.Also used with up:
Idiom: get to one's feet.
2. To restore to or place in an upright or proper position.Also used with up:
stand behind
To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:
advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand by, support, uphold.
Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.
stand by
To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:
advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, support, uphold.
Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.
stand for
1. To serve as an example, image, or symbol of:
stand in
To act as a substitute:
stand out
1. To curve outward past the normal or usual limit:
2. To be obtrusively conspicuous:
Idioms: stare someone in the face, stick out like a sore thumb.
stand up
1. To prove valid under scrutiny:
Informal: wash.
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