alter your stance

Meaning

To change one's opinion, attitude, or official position on a particular issue. This is a formal expression often used in debates, negotiations, or serious discussions.

Examples

• The government was forced to alter its stance on environmental regulations.

  The government was forced to alter its stance on environmental regulations.

• He is very stubborn and rarely alters his stance, even when presented with new evidence.

  He is very stubborn and rarely alters his stance, even when presented with new evidence.

• We may need to alter our stance if market conditions continue to decline.

  We may need to alter our stance if market conditions continue to decline.

• She refused to alter her stance despite facing heavy criticism from the public.

  She refused to alter her stance despite facing heavy criticism from the public.

• The company altered its stance regarding remote work after the employee survey.

  The company altered its stance regarding remote work after the employee survey.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He altered his stance about the project.

  ✓ He altered his stance on the project.

  Use the preposition 'on' (or sometimes 'regarding') to indicate the topic of the stance, rather than 'about'.

• ✗ You should change your stance of this issue.

  ✓ You should alter your stance on this issue.

  While 'change' is grammatically correct, 'alter' is more formal. The preposition must be 'on', not 'of'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• New scientific data prompted the organization to ___ on safety protocols.

  💡 Change its official position.

  Show answer

  alter its stance

• It takes courage to ___ when you realize you were wrong.

  💡 Change your opinion or position.

  Show answer

  alter your stance