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stand one's ground en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (literally) To hold a position in battle.
   • It soon appears that peasants and burghers, however brave, are unable to stand their ground against veteran soldiers, whose whole life is a preparation for the day of battle, whose nerves have been braced by long familiarity with danger, and whose movements have all the precision of clockwork. 1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “History of England, Before the Restoration”, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, copyright edition, volume I, Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, page 41:
2. (idiomatic) To maintain or adhere to an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition.
   • They expect their opponents to stand their ground on the issue.
   • “What on earth did you think you were doing?” demanded Dad as he kneeled on his son’s bedroom floor. “What on earth do you think you were doing?” replied Frank. Dad did not look pleased that his question had been met by a question, and he stood his ground. “I asked first,” said the man. 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

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Synonyms

hold one's ground

Translations (20)

cmn 堅持己見 /坚持己见 (to remain resolute) · es resistir (to hold a position in battle) · es mantenerse firme (to remain resolute) · hu megállja a helyét (to remain resolute) · ru стоя́ть на своём (to remain resolute) · fi pitää asemat (to hold a position in battle) · fi pitää kantansa (to remain resolute) · nl stand houden (to hold a position in battle) · pl trwać przy swoim (to remain resolute) · es mantenerse firme (to hold a position in battle) · es mantenerse en sus trece (to remain resolute) · cmn 堅守陣地 /坚守阵地 (to hold a position in battle) · da holde skansen (to remain resolute) · pl utrzymać pozycję (to hold a position in battle) · da holde (stillingen) (to hold a position in battle) · grc παραμένω (to remain resolute) · de standhaft bleiben (to remain resolute) · cmn 秉持立場 /秉持立场 (to remain resolute) · sv stå på sig (to remain resolute) · pl utrzymywać pozycję (to hold a position in battle)