stand firm

English

Verb

stand firm (third-person singular simple present stands firm, present participle standing firm, simple past and past participle stood firm)

1. To resist assault or pressure.

   Synonym: stand fast

   • 2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline‎^[1]:

     With Wales in a back four, England found joy out wide. The defensive effort impressed though, and Neco Williams courageously took a driven strike from Rashford to the head as Wales stood firm, but then, concern hit.

Translations

to resist assault or pressure

• Hindi: लोहा लेना (lohā lenā, literally “to take iron”)
• Maori: whakawhena, whakaio

See also

• hold firm