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  1. stand up toverb

    To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).

  2. stand up toverb

    To withstand, to weather, to survive in spite of.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stand up to in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stand up to in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of stand up to in a Sentence

  1. Clifford V. Villalon:

    People always want to move forward even when they are just sitting. They lean forward, look sideways, look backwards and even stand up to see what is ahead of them. Realizing they are actually facing a mirror in front of them.

  2. Barack Obama:

    It shouldn't be Democratic or Republican to say that we don't target groups of people because of what they look like or how they pray, we are supposed to stand up to discrimination and we are sure as heck to stand up clearly and unequivocally to Nazi sympathizers.

  3. Neela Ghoshal:

    I would hope that ultimately, the government is able to stand up to religious leaders on these issues, because honestly the government knows better.

  4. President Obama:

    It shouldn't be Democratic or Republican to say that we don't target groups of people because of what they look like or how they pray. ... We are supposed to stand up to discrimination and we are sure as heck to stand up clearly and unequivocally to Nazi sympathizers.

  5. Ami Bera:

    This disturbing crime is an outrage that goes against everything we stand for as a nation of immigrants, xenophobia and racism have no place in America, and we as a nation need to stand up to these hate crimes -- starting with the President.

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