to stand with

Examples

• All

• Those of you who will stand with us, we welcome you as brothers.

  The Last Legion (2007)

• Social workers must stand with women and children and not collude in their oppression.

  Academic text (2008)

• And I am proud to stand with her tonight.

• If you do choose to fight, I will stand with you.

  Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)

• When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you.

  Academic text (2011)

• And then we will stand with you as you rebuild your great country.

• I'm proud to say, as the whole House will say, we stand with Ukraine.

• I will stand with my colleagues at other institutions and defend their rights and freedoms.

  Academic text (2016)

• I am proud to stand with my friends during their tough times.

• The community decided to stand with the local charity to help those in need.

Synonyms

S

to stand up for

vsto stand with

256 2.7

Defend or support someone who is treated unfairly

is wider support or alignment, not only active defence against critics

S

to stand for

vsto stand with

215 2.8

To publicly support an idea or cause

is support or alignment that can be personal rather than public advocacy

S

to stand by

vsto stand with

187 3.2

Support someone through difficult times

is the act of choosing to support or align with someone in hardship

S

to side with

vsto stand with

96 3.6

Support a person or group in an argument

is support or alignment that applies more broadly beyond arguments

S

to side

vsto stand with

88 4.3

To support one person or group in a dispute

is support that may occur especially during difficult situations rather than only disputes

S

to stick up

vsto stand with

• Informal

59 4.3

To support someone when others criticize or attack them

focuses on general support or joining rather than mainly active defence

S

to stick by

vsto stand with

• Informal

47 3.6

To stay with and support someone in hard times

is broader support or alignment, not only long term loyalty

A

to ally

vsto stand with

45 3.6

To join with a person, group, or country for a common purpose

is individual or group alignment for support rather than forming a formal partnership

R

to rally around

vsto stand with

30 4.1

To come together to support someone in a hard time

is individual alignment or backing of a person, group, or cause

S

to stand up and be counted

vsto stand with

3 6.3

To publicly show support, often when doing so is risky

is about supporting or aligning, not necessarily in a public or risky way

S

to stand up with

vsto stand with

1 3.9

Support and defend other people who share a cause

covers personal alignment with a person, group, or cause in trouble

T

to take sides with

vsto stand with

1 4.0

Support one person or group in a disagreement

is about backing or aligning with someone, not only choosing sides

I

in someone's corner

vsto stand with

• Informal

1 4.6

Support someone during difficult times

is general support or alignment rather than a personal backing role

G

to go to the wall

vsto stand with

• Informal

6.6

To stand up for someone when they are in trouble

is general alignment with a person, group, or cause in hard times

Antonyms

O

to oppose

∞ 2.9

To be against something and try to stop it

A

to abandon

401 3.8

Stop supporting an idea or plan

How Supportive

to champion

64 4.2

to stand with

84 2.9

to back

932 1.0

to support

∞ 1.0

to sympathize with

44 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology