stand up for
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stand up for
verb stands up for · standing up for · stood up for
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To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).
She stood up for me when no one else would, and I've never forgotten it.
Similar: stick up for, defend
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verb to speak or act in support or defense of
| Español | romper una lanza por, romper lanzas por, velar por, salir en defensa de, estar al quite de, estar a los quites de |
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| 中文 | 擁護 /拥护 yōnghù, 挺身而出 tǐngshēn'érchū, 捍衛 /捍卫 hànwèi, 堅持 /坚持 jiānchí |
| Deutsch | eintreten für, sich einsetzen für |
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