stand behind

phrasal verb

stood behind; standing behind; stands behind

: to support (someone or something)

I'll stand behind you no matter what you decide to do.

I'll stand behind your decision 100 percent.

Examples of stand behind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the course of a 16-minute appearance, the group stood behind Trump as the U.S. president Donald Trump discussed a possible attack on Iran, whether the U.S. Civil War could have been avoided and his administration’s travel bans. —Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 June 2025

Instead, the players stood behind him patiently — fidgeting now and then, their faces mainly expressionless — as Trump answered questions that mostly related to the potential of U.S. involvement in Israel’s war against Iran. —Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025

The second boy stood behind the truck, dancing and mocking her. —Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 June 2025

Nic, Austin, Jeremiah, and Pepe stand behind Jalen. —Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 18 June 2025

Rhymes for stand behind

• countersigned
• disinclined
• humankind
• interlined
• intertwined
• mastermind
• misaligned
• nonaligned
• predefined
• realigned
• reassigned
• recombined