take a stand

English

Alternative forms

• make a stand

Pronunciation

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Verb

take a stand (third-person singular simple present takes a stand, present participle taking a stand, simple past took a stand, past participle taken a stand)

1. (idiomatic) To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs.

   There will come a time when you'll need to take a stand for the changes you want.

Translations

assert a position

• Finnish: ottaa kantaa (fi)
• German: Farbe bekennen (de), (zu etwas) Stellung beziehen, klare Kante zeigen
• Hungarian: állást foglal
• Portuguese: posicionar-se
• Russian: занима́ть пози́цию impf (zanimátʹ pozíciju), заня́ть пози́цию pf (zanjátʹ pozíciju)
• Swedish: ta ställning (sv), välja sida

See also

• stand up and be counted
• take sitting down