English-Finnish translations for stand up for

Definition of stand up for

• To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like

Examples

• She stood up for me when no one else would, and Ive never forgotten it.
• Those who dont stand up for their rights are apt to lose them.
• Though I disagreed with him, I respected him for standing up for what he believed in.

Related words

• stand up
• stand up to