stand firm

stand firm
index adhere (persist), bear (adduce), claim (maintain), confront (oppose), hold out (resist), insist, last, maintain (sustain), persevere, remain (continue), resist (withstand), withstand

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • stand firm against — index oppose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • stand firm — stand strong, be strong …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stand firm — verb 1. refuse to abandon one s opinion or belief • Syn: ↑stand pat, ↑hold firm, ↑stand fast • Hypernyms: ↑insist, ↑take a firm stand • Hyponyms: ↑hunker down …   Useful english dictionary

  • stand firm — to refuse to change your opinion or policy despite pressure from other people They are standing firm against pressure from the rest of Europe …   English dictionary

  • stand firm — idi to remain steadfast …   From formal English to slang

  • Stand Watie — Born December 12, 1806(1806 12 12) Calhou …   Wikipedia

  • firm — firm1 [fʉrm] adj. [ME ferm < OFr < L firmus < IE base * dher , to hold, support > Sans dhárma, precept, law, Gr thronos, armchair] 1. not yielding easily under pressure; solid; hard 2. not moved or shaken easily; fixed; stable 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • firm — adverb is used mainly in two fixed expressions, to stand firm and to hold firm to. In all other contexts the natural adverbial form is firmly: The bracket was firmly fixed to the wall …   Modern English usage

  • firm — firm1 W1S1 [fə:m US fə:rm] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Italian; Origin: firma signature , from Latin firmare to show to be true , from firmus; FIRM2] a business or company, especially a small one electronics/advertising/law etc firm ▪ She works for an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stand — stand1 W1S1 [stænd] v past tense and past participle stood [stud] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be on feet)¦ 2¦(rise)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4¦(in a particular position)¦ 5¦(in a state/condition)¦ 6¦(not like)¦ 7¦(accept a situation)¦ 8¦(be good enough)¦ 9 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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