"stand one's ground" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-stand one's ground.ogg Forms: stands one's ground [present, singular, third-person], standing one's ground [participle, present], stood one's ground [participle, past], stood one's ground [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> one's ground}} stand one's ground (third-person singular simple present stands one's ground, present participle standing one's ground, simple past and past participle stood one's ground)
  1. (literally) To hold a position in battle. Tags: literally Translations (to hold a position in battle): 堅守陣地 /坚守阵地 (jiānshǒu zhèndì) (Chinese Mandarin), holde (stillingen) (Danish), stand houden (Dutch), pitää asemat (Finnish), mantenerse firme (Spanish), resistir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-stand_one's_ground-en-verb-LQi27lIw Disambiguation of 'to hold a position in battle': 96 4
  2. (idiomatic) To maintain or adhere to an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to remain resolute): παραμένω (paraménō) (Ancient Greek), 堅持己見 /坚持己见 (jiānchí jǐjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 秉持立場 /秉持立场 (bǐngchí lìchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), holde skansen (Danish), pitää kantansa (Finnish), standhaft bleiben (German), trwać przy swoim [imperfective] (Polish), стоя́ть на своём (stojátʹ na svojóm) [imperfective] (Russian), mantenerse firme (Spanish), mantenerse en sus trece (Spanish), stå på sig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-stand_one's_ground-en-verb-LifFspwu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English predicates: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of 'to remain resolute': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hold one's ground

Inflected forms

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