Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below:-
She is standing ______ her husband in this crisis.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → by
A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.
To stand by someone means to stay loyal and give support, especially in a difficult time. A wife supporting her husband in a crisis is standing by him.
Complete sentence: She is standing by her husband in this crisis.
Example: His friends stood by him when he lost his job.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: with — Incorrect. "Stand with" is used today to show public solidarity with a group or cause. It is not the established phrase for staying loyal to one person through a personal crisis, which is "stand by".
Example: The whole country stands with the flood victims.
Option 2: in — Incorrect. "Stand in" (usually "stand in for") means to take someone's place for a time, not to support them.
Example: The vice-captain stood in for the injured captain.
Option 3: for — Incorrect. "Stand for" means to represent something, or to tolerate it. It does not mean supporting a person.
Example: UN stands for United Nations.
Contrast: "stand by" a person is to stay loyal to them, "stand with" shows public solidarity, "stand in for" is to take someone's place, and "stand for" is to represent.