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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

stand firm en · VERB

Meanings

  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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
standing firm Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stands firm Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
stood firm Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stood firm Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

hold firm

Synonyms

hold fast · hold firm · stand fast

Translations (5)

pl zaprzeć się (to resist assault or pressure) · mi whakawhena (to resist assault or pressure) · pl zapierać się (to resist assault or pressure) · pl trzymać się (to resist assault or pressure) · mi whakaio (to resist assault or pressure)