stand to Copy link Outline I. Abide byII. Phr. • stand to: I. Abide by: v. stand by. II. Phr.: it s.s to reason, necesse est; ratione necesse est, Lucr.: sequitur, Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24: it s.s to reason that we should not lose such an opportunity, nulla est ratio amittere occasionem ejusmodi, Cic. Caec. 5, 15.