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Definition of 'stand for'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

2. (verb) mean, intend, signify, stand for
denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

3. (verb) represent, stand for, correspond
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"

4. (verb) stand for, hold still for
tolerate or bear
"I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

Definition of 'stand for'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) stand for
to represent
The 'S' stands for "simple."

2. stand for
(of a person or group) to support an idea
a leader who stood for justice

3. stand for
not stand for
to be unwilling to accept or deal with
We won't stand for this kind of unfair treatment!

Translation of 'stand for'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to be a candidate for election to He stood for Parliament.
Afrikaans: verkiesbaar stel	Arabic: يُرَشِّحُ نَفْسَه للإنتِخ	Bulgarian: кандидатирам се
Brazilian: candidatar-se	Czech: kandidovat	German: kandidieren
Danish: stille op	Greek: βάζω υποψηφιότητα σε εκλο	Estonian: kandideerima
Farsi: كانديدا شدن	Finnish: olla ehdolla	French: être candidat/-ate (à, po
Hebrew: לִהיוֹת מוֹעֲמַד	Hindi: उम्मीदवार बनना	Croatian: biti kandidat, kandidirat
Hungarian: pályázik (vmire); jelölte	Indonesian: menjadi calon	Icelandic: bjóða sig fram
Italian: candidarsi per	Japanese: 立候補する	Korean: 입후보하다
Lithuanian: būti renkamam/kandidatu	Latvian: kandidēt; balotēties	Malay: calon
Dutch: kandidaat staan voor	Norwegian: stille til valg	Polish: kandydować do
Portuguese: candidatar-se	Romanian: a fi candidat (la/ pentru	Russian: баллотироваться
Slovak: kandidovať	Slovenian: kandidirati	Serbian: kandidovati se
Swedish: ställa upp som kandidat t	Thai: สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง	Turkish: aday olmak
Taiwanese: 候選人	Ukrainian: бути кандидатом	Urdu: الیکشن کے لیے کھڑے ہونا
Vietnamese: ủng hộ cái gì	Chinese: 做候选人
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