stand behind

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stand behind

verb stands behind · standing behind · stood behind

  1. idiomatic, transitive To support; express one's support for, especially despite opposition; to stick with a decision. Mayor Bloomberg and Ms. Wittenberg had repeatedly stood behind the plan, insisting it was best for the city.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind.

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verb to support

Deutschhinter etwas stehen
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@misc{stand_behind_2026,
  title = {stand behind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stand%20behind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}