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Antonyms for take stand
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : stand |
| Phonetic Transcription : stænd |
- abandon
- accept
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assemble
- assist
- begin
- commence
- comply
- defer
- delay
- desert
- encourage
- endure
- fasten
- favor
- forget
- forward
- give in
- go along
- grow
- harmonize
- help
- hesitate
- hide
- join
- make peace
- mend
- mull
- oppose
- participate
- permit
- plant
- postpone
- procrastinate
- put off
- put together
- question
- refuse
- reply
- retreat
- start
- support
- surrender
- tangle
- tolerate
- unsettle
- wait
- waver
- wonder
- yield
Definition of take stand
Origin :- Old English standan (class VI strong verb; past tense stod, past participle standen), from Proto-Germanic *sta-n-d- (cf. Old Norse standa, Old Saxon and Gothic standan, Old High German stantan, Swedish stå, Dutch staan, German stehen), from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
- Sense of "to exist, be present" is attested from c.1300. Meaning "to pay for as a treat" is from 1821. Phrase stands to reason (1620) is from earlier stands (is constant) with reason. Phrase stand pat is originally from poker (1882); stand down in the military sense of "go off duty" is first recorded 1916. Standing ovation attested by 1968; standing army is from c.1600.
- As in insist : verb order and expect; claim
- As in oppose : verb fight, obstruct
- As in resolve : verb make up one's mind; find solution
- As in decide : verb make a determination; settle an issue
- Side by side they take stand in the little pavilion, under the shadow of its painted zinc roof.
- Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid
- Instead, all three have groped the way to their horses, got hold of their guns, and returned to take stand near the entrance.
- Extract from : « Gaspar the Gaucho » by Mayne Reid
- Let it now take stand between the living and dead, and cause this plague to be stayed.
- Extract from : « Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 5 (of 20) » by Charles Sumner
Synonyms for take stand
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- agree
- analyze
- anatomize
- answer
- argue
- arrive at conclusion
- assail
- assault
- assert
- asseverate
- attack
- aver
- award
- bar
- battle
- be firm
- bombard
- break
- break down
- call in question
- call shots
- cast the die
- check
- choose
- cinch
- clear up
- clinch
- combat
- come to agreement
- come to conclusion
- come to decision
- commit oneself
- conclude
- confront
- conjecture
- contend
- contradict
- controvert
- counter
- counterattack
- cross
- deal with
- debate
- decide
- decipher
- decree
- defy
- demand
- deny
- design
- determine
- disagree
- disapprove
- dispute
- dissect
- dissolve
- draw a conclusion
- elect
- elucidate
- encounter
- end
- establish
- expose
- face
- face down
- fathom
- fight
- figure
- fix
- fix upon
- fly in the face of
- form opinion
- frown at
- gainsay
- gather
- go down line
- guess
- have final word
- hinder
- hold
- importune
- intend
- iron out
- judge
- lay down the law
- lick
- maintain
- make a decision
- make a point of
- make up mind
- mediate
- neutralize
- not countenance
- opt
- pan out
- pass upon
- persist
- pick
- poll
- press
- prevent
- propose
- protest
- purpose
- puzzle out
- reach decision
- reiterate
- remain firm
- repeat
- request
- require
- resist
- resolve
- reverse
- rule
- run counter to
- search out
- select
- set
- settle
- solve
- speak against
- stand firm
- stand up to
- surmise
- swear
- take a stand
- take issue
- take on
- tap
- taunt
- thwart
- turn the tables
- undertake
- unfold
- unravel
- untangle
- unzip
- urge
- vote
- vow
- will
- withstand
- work
- work out
- work through
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