His plays have 'stood the test of time'. [=his plays are still read by many people today]
She was crouching down to look at something, but she 'stood up' when she saw me.
She finally 'stood up to' the girl who had been teasing her at school.
(..) I'm very drunk... ...and I intend getting still drunker before the evening's over... ...but you're not going to bed, not yet! Sit down! So she stood by you, did she? How does it feel to have the woman you've wronged cloak your sins for you? You're wondering if she knows all about you and Ashley. (..)1939 Gone with the Wind