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take a firm stand vs stand fast

stand fast vs take a firm stand

take a firm stand and stand fast both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take a firm stand No No Yes No
stand fast No No Yes No
As verbs, stand fast is a hyponym of take a firm stand; that is, stand fast is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take a firm stand:
  • take a firm stand: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
  • stand fast: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
Other hyponyms of take a firm stand include hold firm, stand firm, stand pat, assert, asseverate, maintain.
take a firm stand (verb) stand fast (verb)
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
Difference between take a firm stand and stand fast

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