| VERB | motion | stand up, arise, rise, uprise, get up | rise to one's feet |
|---|---|---|---|
| competition | stand up | refuse to back down | |
| contact | stand up, stand, place upright | put into an upright position | |
| contact | stand up, stand | be standing | |
| communication | stand up, stick up | defend against attack or criticism | |
| stative | stand up, hold up, hold water | resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. | |
| motion | stand up, bristle, uprise | rise up as in fear |
| Meaning | Rise to one's feet. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue stand up | |
| Synonyms | arise, rise, uprise, get up | |
| Entailed by | stand, stand up | Be standing |
| Narrower | take the floor | stand up to dance |
| Broader | change posture | Undergo a change in bodily posture |
| See also | stand | be standing |
| Opposite | lie down, lie | assume a reclining position |
| sit down, sit | Take a seat / seat / seat | |
| Spanish | alzarse, erguirse, levantarse | |
| Catalan | aixecar-se, alçar-se, posar-se dret | |
| Meaning | refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack / attack. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm | stand up or offer resistance / resistance to somebody or something |
| Spanish | mantenerse | |
| Meaning | put into an upright position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | stand, place upright | |
| Cause to | stand, stand up | Be standing |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Similar to | stand, stand up | Be standing |
| Spanish | aguantar, levantar, poner de pie, ponerse de pie, poner | |
| Catalan | aguantar, posar dret, posar-se dempeus | |
| Meaning | Be standing; be upright. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | stand | |
| Entails | arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up | Rise to one's feet |
| Caused by | stand, stand up, place upright | put into an upright position |
| Narrower | line up, queue up, queue | form a queue, form a line, stand in line |
| ramp | Stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing | |
| stand back | Stand away from an object or person | |
| Broader | rest | not move |
| Opposite | lie | Be lying, be prostrate |
| sit, sit down | Be seated | |
| Similar to | stand, stand up, place upright | put into an upright position |
| Spanish | aguantar, alzar, levantarse, levantar, ponerse de pie, tolerar | |
| Catalan | aguantar, aixecar-se, aixecar, alçar, posar-se dempeus, tolerar | |
| Meaning | defend against attack or criticism. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | stick up | |
| Broader | defend, support, fend for | argue or speak in defense / defense of |
| Spanish | convencer | |
| Meaning | resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | hold up, hold water | |
| Broader | survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out | Continue to live through hardship or adversity |
| Spanish | sostenerse | |
| Meaning | Rise up as in fear. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | bristle, uprise | |
| Spanish | erizarse, erizar | |
| Catalan | eriçar-se | |
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