make a stand

A form of take a stand — To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs.

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Meanings

verbmake a stand (third-person singular simple present makes a stand, present participle making a stand, simple past and past participle made a stand)

present singular third person makes a stand · participle present making a stand · participle past made a stand · past made a stand

  1. alternativeAlternative form of take a stand.

    “No, but I think we are making a bit of a stand,” said Moy.

    2025 September 14, Daniel Boffey, quoting Nicole Moy, “Racism or celebration? What England’s flag-hoisters are saying – and what others are hearing”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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APA

make a stand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20stand

MLA

“make a stand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20stand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make a stand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20stand.

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