stand firm

  • 1stand firm — index adhere (persist), bear (adduce), claim (maintain), confront (oppose), hold out ( …

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  • 2stand firm against — index oppose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3stand firm — stand strong, be strong …

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  • 4stand firm — verb 1. refuse to abandon one s opinion or belief • Syn: ↑stand pat, ↑hold firm, ↑stand fast • Hypernyms: ↑insist, ↑take a firm stand • Hyponyms: ↑hunker down …

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  • 5stand firm — to refuse to change your opinion or policy despite pressure from other people They are standing firm against pressure from the rest of Europe …

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  • 6stand firm — idi to remain steadfast …

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  • 7Stand Watie — Born December 12, 1806(1806 12 12) Calhou …

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  • 8firm — firm1 [fʉrm] adj. [ME ferm < OFr < L firmus < IE base * dher , to hold, support > Sans dhárma, precept, law, Gr thronos, armchair] 1. not yielding easily under pressure; solid; hard 2. not moved or shaken easily; fixed; stable 3.… …

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  • 9firm — adverb is used mainly in two fixed expressions, to stand firm and to hold firm to. In all other contexts the natural adverbial form is firmly: The bracket was firmly fixed to the wall …

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  • 10firm — firm1 W1S1 [fə:m US fə:rm] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Italian; Origin: firma signature , from Latin firmare to show to be true , from firmus; FIRM2] a business or company, especially a small one electronics/advertising/law etc firm ▪ She works for an… …

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