English dictionary
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English verb: stand for | |||
| 1. | stand for (communication) express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | ||
| Samples | What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?. | ||
| Synonyms | represent, symbolise, symbolize, typify | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intend, mean | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | be, embody, epitomise, epitomize, personify, typify | ||
| 2. | stand for (communication) denote or connote | ||
| Samples | `maison' means `house' in French. An example sentence would show what this word means. | ||
| Synonyms | intend, mean, signify | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | denote, refer | ||
| Verb group | signify | ||
| 3. | stand for (stative) take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to | ||
| Samples | Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin. | ||
| Synonyms | correspond, represent | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, equal | ||
| 4. | stand for (cognition) tolerate or bear | ||
| Samples | I won't stand for this kind of behavior!. | ||
| Synonyms | hold still for | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | ||
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