Stand For

Definition: Stand For

Stand For

Verb

1. Express indirectly; be a symbol of; "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!".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Stand For

Beginning

Usher in; lead off, lead the way; take the lead, take the initiative; head; stand at the head, stand first, stand for; lay the foundations; (prepare); found; (cause); set up, set on foot, agoing, set abroach, set the ball in motion; apply the match to a train; broach; open up, open the door to.

Commission

Be commissioned, be accredited; represent, stand for; stand in the stead of, stand in the place of, stand in the shoes of.

Deputy

Verb: be deputy; Noun: stand for, appear for, hold a brief for, answer for; represent; stand in the shoes of, walk in the shoes of; stand in the stead of.

Government

Verb: run for office, stand for office; campaign, stump; throw one's hat in the ring; announce one's candidacy.

Indication

Represent, stand for; typify; (prefigure); symbolize.

Offer

Offer oneself, present oneself; volunteer, come forward, be a candidate; stand for, bid for; seek; be at one's service; go a begging; bribe; (give).

Crosswords: Stand For

What makes you think either Miller or Sherwood would stand for the nonsense I take from you (All About Eve; writing credit: Joseph L. Mankiewicz)

You stand for justice and the American way. Christine, you're a public defender (Night Court; writing credit: Artur Makarov)

But I assure you we'll have lots of, well, not fun, because that's against everything we stand for. (Thanks; writing credit: Curt Johnson)

If there's one thing Mahatma Gandhi stand for, its revenge (Clone High; writing credit: Damian Chapa)

A doesn't even stand for Angel for that matter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

And I ain't gonna stand for it baby, oh, oh, (I Ain't Gonna Stand for It; performing artist: Stevie Wonder)

I ain't gonna stand for it baby, (I Ain't Gonna Stand for It; performing artist: Stevie Wonder)

No, I ain't gonna stand for it baby (I Ain't Gonna Stand for It; performing artist: Stevie Wonder)

If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. (references; author: unknown)

Be bold in what you stand for and careful what you fall for. (references; author: unknown)

I Ain't Gonna Stand For It (performing artist: Stevie Wonder)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

High Tech

• Tech Craft 36" Stand for Sony FV and HS Series (FV360) (reference)

• Primera Technology Printer Stand For Signature Iii Printer (reference)

• Hitachi 43M-^T TV Stand for Hitachi 43FDX15B (SP43H) (reference)

• GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY iCurve Invisible Laptop Stand for Apple (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Jet 708438/OS-12DS Open Stand for JDS-12 (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

A stand for ornaments. Credit: Library of Congress.

Municipal theatre and stand for "malabars," the oriental hansom cab, Saigon. Credit: Library of Congress.

Stand for strapping in horses while being shod. Forest County lumber camp. Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress.

Observation stand for largest open pit iron mine in the world. Hibbing, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Prunes in tin dryer on top of an electric stove where they will stand for twenty-four to thirty-six hours. Credit: Library of Congress.

Inauguration of presidents of the United States. Inaugural stand for Roosevelt. Credit: Library of Congress.

Louis Justement, architect. Inaugural stand for President Truman I. Credit: Library of Congress.

Now as then we stand for social change. Credit: Library of Congress.

We stand for self-reliance. We hope for foreign aid but cannot be dependent on it; we depend on our own efforts, on the creative power of the whole army and the entire people. Credit: Library of Congress.

Now, as then, we stand for social change. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

If you have no pain, use a 0. As the numbers get higher, they stand for pain that is getting worse. (references)

In general, these names are created by using different prefixes that stand for the name of the cell type involved. (references)

Many CFS patients experience lightheadedness or worsened fatigue when they stand for prolonged periods or when in warm places, such as in a hot shower. (references)

Business

Very strong competition on the petrol and diesel oil market had been keeping prices relatively low in spite of oil price growth by 200%, and consumer tax and VAT growth in 1999. Consumer tax and VAT stand for 70% of the petrol price. (references)

Economic History

Argentina

One-third of the Senate will stand for reelection every 2 years. (references)

Sao Tome and Principe

The National Assembly is made up of 55 members, all of whom must stand for reelection every five years. (references)

Samoa

Universal suffrage was extended in 1990, but only chiefs (matai) may stand for election to the Samoan seats. (references)

Political Economy

Uruguay

The president may not stand for immediate re-election, but may be re-elected after at least one term out of office. (references)

Political Rights

Papua New Guinea

Any citizen may stand for election. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

They should stop for a presidential motorcade, stand for the national anthem, and under no circumstances destroy or deface a portrait of the President. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "stand for": bicycle stand for bicycles ♦ make a stand for ♦ stand for election ♦ stand for men's clothes ♦ To stand for. Additional references.

Albanian

paraqes (acquaint, bring in, bring up, delineate, demonstrate, denote, develop, display, feature, front, induct, introduce, introduce oneself, obtrude, offer, portray, prefer, present, press, produce, propound, put, put in, recommend, render, represent, serve, show, submit), përfaqësoj (act, deputize, represent), jam kandidat për. (various references)

Arabic 

‏مثل (act, adage, aphorism, appear, as, be a symbol for, be typical of, byword, case, depict, describe, example, exemplify, gnome, illustrate, illustration, instance, like, like this, maxim, perform, play, play act, portray, proverb, represent, saying, sculpt, show, stand before, such, such as, symbolize, typify), ‏أيد (advocate, affirm, champion, countenance, favor, favour, further, go in for, look with favor on, look with favour on, plunk, reason, second, side, side with, stand up for, stick up, stick up for, subscribe, subserve, support, sustain, underpin, uphold, validate), ‏رمز (allegory, attribute, character, code, denote, designate, emblem, ensign, figure, icon, image, indication, sign, symbol, symbolize, telltale, token, type, typify), ‏دافع (advocate, apologize, assert, buckler, champion, cushion, defend, guard, guard against, hold off, impetus, impulse, impulsive, inducement, motive, object, payer, projectile, propellant, propeller, propulsive, repulsive, score, stick up for, urge, vindicate). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съм за, кандидат съм, знача (denote, imply, intend, involve, mean, purport, signify, sound), застъпвам се за (advocate, right, speak up for, stand up for, stick up for, vindicate), боря се за (champion, contest, dispute), поддържам (adhere, atlas, back, bear, buoy, carry, contend, expound, favour, feed, fuel, help on, hold, hold up, keep, keep up, maintain, nourish, play along, ply, promote, prop up, pull for, retain, run, service, side with, stand in with, support, sustain, take, upbear, uphold, vindicate, vouch). (various references)

Chinese 

枻 (oar, stand for correcting a bow), 梡 (stand for sacrifice), 代表 (delegate, representative, to represent, to stand for), 坫 (stand for goblets), 主張 (position, proposition, stand, to advocate, to stand for, view, viewpoint). (various references)

Czech

znamenat co, zaskoèit za, kandidovat za. (various references)

Danish

stoetteben til motorcykler (stand for motor-cycles), det henstaar i hoejst 15 minutter og filtreres derefter paa tareret,sintret filterdigel nr 3 eller 4 (allow to stand for a maximum of fifteen minutes then filter through a tared sintered crucible of porosity 3 or 4). (various references)

Dutch

zijstandaard voor motorrijwielen (stand for motor-cycles), ten hoogste 15 minuten laten staan,daarna filtreren met behulp van een getareerde,gesinterde filtreerdegel nr 3 of 4 (allow to stand for a maximum of fifteen minutes then filter through a tared sintered crucible of porosity 3 or 4), achterstandaard (stand for motor-cycles). (various references)

Finnish

edustaa (represent). (various references)

French

supporter (stand, stand by, stick, stick it out, stick to smth., stomach), représenter, défendre (stand up for). (various references)

German

bedeuten (betoken, bode, connote, denote, gesture, imply, indicate, intimate, involve, mean, means, motion, motion to do, signify, symbolize). (various references)

Greek 

αντιπροσωπεύω (act for, deputize, represent). (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"תכון (aim, get at, have in mind, intend, mean, purport, sense, will), ל�"חזיק מעמ�" (bear up, endure, hold ones ground, hold one's own, hold out, keep up, last out, stand, stick it out, sustain, weather), ל�"�'ול ב- (champion). (various references)

Hungarian

véd (defend, fence, fight back, protect, shelter, to armor, to armour, to cover, to fence, to justify, to save, to shelter, to shield, to ward), támogat (abet, advocate, aid, assist, back, back up, bear up, befriend, bolster, champion, espouse, Favor, favour, Foster, further, help, hold up, lean, maintain, promote, provide support, reinforce, side, stick by, subsidize, support, sustain, to advocate, to aid, to assist, to back up, to bolster up, to come out for sy, to espouse, to faster, to favor, to flank, to foster, to further, to give countenance to sy, to hold up, to patronize, to second, to side with sy, to subserve, to subsidize, to succour, to support, to thicken, upbear, uphold). (various references)

Italian

sopportare (abide, acquiesce, bear, bear with, bide, endure, meet, meet with, persevere, put, put up with, stand, stay, stomach, suffer, support, survival, sustain, to survive, tolerate, undergo, weather), rappresentare (act, act for, act in place of, be an agent for, depict, enact, feature, give, mean, perform, play, represent, show, sit, stage, symbolise, symbolize). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

花台 (stand for flower vase). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

か� い (a tentative title, abutment, excessive, frame, name of poem, stand, stand for flower vase, subject, task, theme, too much, unreasonable). (various references)

Manx

shassoo er son (champion), goaill yn ynnyd jeh (displace, supersede). (various references)

Pig Latin

andstay orfay.(various references)

Portuguese

significar (add up to, amount, denote, imply, import, intend, matter, mean, purport, signify, spell), tolerar (abide, admit, bear with, bide, brook, carry out, endure, forbear, have, indulge, put up with, receive, suffer, sustain, swallow, tolerate, wink at), apoiar (back, back up, base, bolster, buttress, carry, encourage, further, lean, prop, stand up for, support, sustain, uphold). (various references)

Russian 

стоять за (stand by), символизировать (emblem, emblematize, symbolize), баллотироваться в, представлять (adduce, conceive of, ideate, introduce, introduce to you, perform, present, rendered, represent). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

predstavljati nešto, podržavati nešto. (various references)

Spanish

significar (add up to, amount, imply, import, mean, purport, signify, spell), representar (act, act for, act out, body, depict, do, enact, give, look, make out, perform, play, portray, put on, put up, represent, represent again, show, stage, typify). (various references)

Swedish

stå för (sponsor). (various references)

Turkish

sineye çekmek (bear, pocket, put up with, stand, stomach, swallow), sindirmek (assimilate, cow, damp, digest, Hector, overawe, soften, stomach), yerine geçmek (displace, replace, sub, subrogate, substitute, succeed, supersede, supplant, take smb.'s place, take the place of), temsil etmek (body forth, exemplify, personify, represent, speak for, symbolize), tarafını tutmak (be on smb.'s side, make common cause with, side with, stand by smb.'s side, stick up for, sympathize, take smb.'s part), kabullenmek (accept, concede, confess, give in, own, seize, settle for), demek olmak (add up to, boil down to, imply, mean, signify), anlamına gelmek (add up, add up to, amount, be, connote, imply, infer, mean, purport, read, signify, spell), aday olmak (run, sit for, stand for election). (various references)

Ukrainian

підтримувати (aliment, back, back up, bear up, block, bolster, carry, cheer, corroborate, encourage, favour, fortify, get behind, hold up, keep alive, maintain, play up, prop, pull, push, second, sponsor, support, sustain, underpin, underset, upbear, uphold). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: fantods.

-2 letters: adorns, drafts, fantod, fronds, fronts, radons, strand, tronas.

-3 letters: adorn, arson, darns, darts, datos, doats, donas, dorsa, draft, drats, fados, fanos, fards, faros, fatso, fonds, fonts, fords, forts, frats, frond, frons, front, frost, nards, radon, rafts, rands, rants, ratos, roads, roans, roast, rotas, santo, sarod, snort, sofar, softa, sonar, stand, tardo.

+2 letters: downdrafts, forestland, frontwards.

+3 letters: federations, forestlands, transformed.

+4 letters: confederates, deflorations, deformations, diffractions, draftsperson.

+5 letters: cotransferred, deflagrations, deforestation, draftspersons, fluoridations, midafternoons, refoundations, retransformed, untransformed.