Meanings
present singular third person stands firm · participle present standing firm · participle past stood firm · past stood firm
- idiomaticTo resist assault or pressure.
With Wales in a back four, England found joy out wide. The defensive effort impressed though, and Neco Williams courageously took a driven strike from Rashford to the head as Wales stood firm, but then, concern hit.
2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnlineSynonyms: stand fast, hold fast, hold firm
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo resist assault or pressure.
More synonyms by meaning
verbstand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Māori whakawhena, whakaio
- whakawhenato resist assault or pressure
- whakaioto resist assault or pressure
Polish zapierać się, zaprzeć się
- zapierać sięto resist assault or pressure
- zaprzeć sięto resist assault or pressure
- trzymać sięto resist assault or pressure
Cite this entry
stand firm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20firm
“stand firm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20firm. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stand firm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20firm.
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