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(transitive) To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).

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stand up for

Source Word

stand up for

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).

Japanese Meaning

（人、原因、信念など）を支持し、擁護する / 〜のために立ち上がって守る、弁護する

When the committee criticized the new policy, Maria decided to stand up for the vulnerable students.

委員会が新しい方針を批判したとき、マリアは弱い立場の学生たちを擁護することにした。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).

She stood up for me when no one else would, and I've never forgotten it.

stands up for

（ present singular third-person ）

standing up for

（ participle present ）

stood up for

（ participle past ）

stood up for

（ past ）