stand (stănd) v. stood (sto͝od), stand·ing, stands v.intr. 1. a. To rise to an upright position on the feet. b. To assume or maintain an upright position as specified Definition of standing up to someone in the Idioms Dictionary. standing up to someone phrase. oppose boldly, as in You've got to stand up to the boss if you want get up. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English get up phrasal verb 1 get (somebody) up to get out of your bed after sleeping, or to make someone get out of their bed We didn’t get up until lunchtime. Get me up at seven, would you? 2 to stand up He got up and walked over to the window. 3 if a wind or storm gets up, it starts and gets Ghf4.

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