stand behind

verb

To support; express one's support for, especially despite opposition; to stick with a decision.

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Meanings

verbstand behind (third-person singular simple present stands behind, present participle standing behind, simple past and past participle stood behind)

present singular third person stands behind · participle present standing behind · participle past stood behind · past stood behind

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo 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.

    2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 02 Nov 2012
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stick with

Translations

Finnish seistä takana
  • seistä takanato support
German hinter etwas stehen
  • hinter etwas stehento support
Italian mettere la faccia
  • mettere la facciato support
Cite this entry
APA

stand behind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20behind

MLA

“stand behind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20behind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stand behind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20behind.

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