"stand up against" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stands up against [present, singular, third-person], standing up against [participle, present], stood up against [participle, past], stood up against [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> up against}} stand up against (third-person singular simple present stands up against, present participle standing up against, simple past and past participle stood up against)
  1. To defy or challenge someone Translations (defy or challenge): i-t:n-A24 (jtn) (Egyptian), kontraŭstari (Esperanto)

Inflected forms

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