Stand for has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
2
denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"
"An example sentence would show what this word means"
3
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
tolerate or bear
"I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"
5
To mean; to symbolize; to represent
Example Sentences
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
verb
"`maison' means `house' in French"
verb
"An example sentence would show what this word means"
verb
"Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an `h' in Greek stands for an `s' in Latin"
verb
"I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)