"take a stand" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-take a stand.ogg Forms: takes a stand [present, singular, third-person], taking a stand [participle, present], took a stand [past], taken a stand [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a stand}} take a stand (third-person singular simple present takes a stand, present participle taking a stand, simple past took a stand, past participle taken a stand)
  1. (idiomatic) To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: make a stand Related terms: stand up and be counted, take sitting down Translations (assert a position): ottaa kantaa (Finnish), Farbe bekennen (German), (zu etwas) Stellung beziehen (German), klare Kante zeigen (German), állást foglal (Hungarian), posicionar-se (Portuguese), занима́ть пози́цию (zanimátʹ pozíciju) [imperfective] (Russian), заня́ть пози́цию (zanjátʹ pozíciju) [perfective] (Russian), ta ställning (Swedish), välja sida (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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