'stand for' definitions:
Definition of 'stand for'
(from WordNet)
verb
Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent]
verb
Denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: mean, intend, signify, stand for]
verb
Take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" [syn: represent, stand for, correspond]
verb
Tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" [syn: stand for, hold still for]
Synonyms of 'stand for'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abide,
- abide with,
- advert to,
- affirm,
- allege,
- allude to,
- announce,
- annunciate,
- approach anchorage,
- argue,
- assert,
- assever,
- asseverate,
- aver,
- avouch,
- avow,
- be construed as,
- be indicative of,
- be significant of,
- be symptomatic of,
- be taken as,
- bear,
- bear down on,
- bear down upon,
- bear up for,
- bear up to,
- bear with,
- bespeak,
- betoken,
- bide,
- blink at,
- brave,
- breathe,
- brook,
- characterize,
- close with,
- condone,
- connive at,
- connote,
- contend,
- countenance,
- declare,
- denominate,
- denote,
- designate,
- differentiate,
- disclose,
- display,
- emblematize,
- endure,
- entail,
- enunciate,
- express,
- fetch,
- figure,
- finger,
- give evidence,
- give token,
- go aboard,
- go alongside,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang tough,
- have,
- hear of,
- highlight,
- hint,
- hold,
- identify,
- imply,
- import,
- indicate,
- indulge,
- insist,
- involve,
- issue a manifesto,
- lay aboard,
- lay down,
- lay for,
- lay in,
- lie in,
- lump,
- lump it,
- maintain,
- make,
- make at,
- make for,
- manifest,
- manifesto,
- mark,
- mean,
- name,
- note,
- overlook,
- persevere,
- pick out,
- point at,
- point out,
- point to,
- predicate,
- proclaim,
- profess,
- pronounce,
- protest,
- put,
- put away for,
- put in,
- put into port,
- put it,
- put up with,
- reach,
- refer to,
- reveal,
- run for,
- sail for,
- say,
- select,
- set down,
- show,
- signify,
- speak,
- speak out,
- speak up,
- specify,
- spell,
- stand,
- stand on,
- state,
- steer toward,
- stick,
- stigmatize,
- stomach,
- submit,
- suffer,
- suggest,
- support,
- sustain,
- symbol,
- symbolize,
- symptomatize,
- symptomize,
- take up with,
- testify,
- tolerate,
- typify,
- wink at
Words containing 'stand for'
- Stand,
- Stand by,
- Standing,
- Standing off,
- Standing on,
- To be at a stand,
- To stand against,
- To stand by,
- To stand for,
- To stand in,
- To stand off,
- To stand off and on,
- To stand on,
- To stand out,
- To stand to,
- To stand under,
- To stand up,
- To stand up for,
- To stand with,
- stand down,
- stand in,
- stand in for,
- stand off,
- stand on,
- stand out,
- stand over,
- stand up,
- stand up for,
- stand up to,
- stands,
- Flake stand,
- Garden stand,
- Grand stand,
- Microscope stand,
- Not to stand on ceremony,
- Spool stand,
- Stable stand,
- Stand of ammunition,
- Stand of arms,
- Stand of colors,
- Stand-by,
- Standing Pine,
- Standing army,
- Standing bolt,
- Standing committee,
- Standing cup,
- Standing finish,
- Standing order,
- Standing part,
- Standing rigging,
- To make a stand,
- To put to a stand,
- To stand a tiptoe,
- To stand at ease,
- To stand corrected,
- To stand fast,
- To stand fire,
- To stand firmly on,
- To stand in hand,
- To stand in stead,
- To stand in the gap,
- To stand in the gate,
- To stand in the gates,
- To stand on compliment,
- To stand on the defensive,
- To stand on tiptoe,
- To stand to reason,
- To stand to sea,
- To stand together,
- To stand trial,
- To stand upon,
- Wash stand,
- coat stand,
- covered stand,
- cruet stand,
- home stand,
- long standing,
- music stand,
- reviewing stand,
- stand aloof,
- stand apart,
- stand aside,
- stand back,
- stand behind,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand guard,
- stand hawk,
- stand in the way,
- stand oil,
- stand pat,
- stand sentinel,
- stand still,
- stand together,
- stand watch,
- stand-down,
- stand-in,
- stand-up,
- standing ovation,
- standing press,
- standing room,
- standing room only,
- standing stone,
- standing wave,
- take the stand,
- witness stand,
- Standing Pine, MS,
- To stand in one's own light,
- To stand on one's own legs,
- To stand one in hand,
- To stand one's ground,
- Water-standing,
- cruet-stand,
- custer's last stand,
- long-standing,
- stand-alone,
- stand-offish,
- standing operating procedure,
- standing rib roast,
- take a firm stand,
- To stand upon one's dignity,
- one-night stand,
- wash-hand stand