It is the opposite of understand.
« I don’t like Harry Potter » « I upstand you«
A person who stands up for his or her beliefs.
A person who does what they think is right, even if they are alone.
A person who is not a bystander.
People who spoke out against the Holocaust were upstanders.
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Someone who stands up for a victim while they are being bullied.
You are at the playground and someone comes over and starts to trash talk about you. There are a crowd of bystanders but no one will help you stand up to the bully. The one person who does stand up will you to the bully is the upstander.
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Kat says Tony is a Upstanding Member
The bonus is he is a productive Member
A fellow citizen that obeys the laws and respects the rules and guidelines put forth by society. This person is also very helpful and has good morals.
Dude 1: "Dude, you stopped chewing tobacco and drinking and driving?"
Dude 2: "Yeah man, I realized how it was harmful to my health and how I was putting others in risk."
Dude 1: "Wow dude! You've really turned into a genuine upstanding citizen!"
Dude 2: "Heeelllla upstanding!"
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When a toilet is so disgusting and covered with piss/ shit you have to hover over the seat to take care of business. Typically performed in public restrooms.
Dude 1: Yo dude, I was taking the browns to the Super Bowl in a Walmart bathroom the other day, the toilet was so gnarly I had to do an upstanding shitizen!
Dude 2: FAR OUT!