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Stand For (Verb)

Meaning 1

Tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Hold Still For

Hypernyms

  • Suffer
  • Abide
  • Stick Out
  • Put Up
  • Endure
  • Bear
  • Tolerate
  • Support
  • Brook
  • Stomach
  • Stand

Meaning 2

Denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Mean
  • Signify
  • Intend

Hyponyms

  • Refer
  • Denote

Meaning 3

Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Represent
  • Symbolise
  • Typify
  • Symbolize

Hypernyms

  • Mean
  • Intend

Hyponyms

  • Epitomise
  • Be
  • Epitomize
  • Personify
  • Typify
  • Embody

Meaning 4

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".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

  • Correspond
  • Represent

Hypernyms

  • Equal
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