take a stand

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take a stand

verb takes a stand · taking a stand · took a stand · taken a stand · make a stand

  1. idiomatic To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs. There will come a time when you'll need to take a stand for the changes you want.

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verb assert a position

Españoltomar una posición, adoptar una postura
Portuguêsposicionar-se
DeutschFarbe bekennen, (zu etwas) Stellung beziehen, klare Kante zeigen
Русскийзанима́ть пози́цию zanimátʹ pozíciju, заня́ть пози́цию zanjátʹ pozíciju
עבריתעמד amád

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@misc{take_a_stand_2026,
  title = {take a stand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20stand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}