| 单词 | stand by something |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) The decision has been made and I have got to stand by it. Synonyms support He supported the hardworking people. maintain defend The members of the committee strongly defended their decision. champion He passionately championed the poor. justify This decision was fully justified by economic conditions. sustain The magnets have lost the capacity to sustain the weight. endorse I can endorse this statement wholeheartedly. assert The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves. uphold upholding the artist's right to creative freedom vindicate Subsequent events vindicated his policy. stand up for espouse She ran away to Mexico and espoused the revolutionary cause. speak up for stick up for (informal) Additional synonymsin the sense of assert Definition to insist upon (one's rights, etc.) The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves. Synonyms insist upon, stress, defend, uphold, put forward, vindicate, press, stand up for in the sense of champion Definition to support He passionately championed the poor. Synonyms support, back, defend, promote, advocate, fight for, uphold, espouse, stick up for (informal), endorsein the sense of defend Definition to support in the face of criticism The members of the committee strongly defended their decision. Synonyms support, champion, justify, maintain, sustain, plead for, endorse, assert, stand by, uphold, vindicate, stand up for, espouse, speak up for, stick up for (informal) Nearby words of |
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