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Defenition of the word stand for

    • Defenition of the word stand for

      • denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
      • take the place of
      • tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"
      • express indirectly; be a symbol of; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
      • tolerate or bear; "I won''t stand for this kind of behavior!"
      • express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
      • denote or connote; "`maison'' means `house'' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
      • 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"
      • tolerate or bear
      • express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
      • denote or connote
      • take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

    Synonyms for the word stand for

      • correspond
      • hold still for
      • intend
      • mean
      • represent
      • signify
      • symbolize

    Hyponyms for the word stand for

      • be
      • denote
      • embody
      • epitomise
      • epitomize
      • personify
      • refer
      • typify

    Hypernyms for the word stand for

      • abide
      • be
      • bear
      • brook
      • digest
      • endure
      • equal
      • intend
      • mean
      • put up
      • represent
      • stand
      • stand for
      • stick out
      • stomach
      • suffer
      • support
      • symbolize
      • tolerate

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