stand for

Verb

• tolerate or bear
  • I won't stand for this kind of behavior!
    

• 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
    

• denote or connote
  • `maison' means `house' in French
    
  • An example sentence would show what this word means
    

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hold still for , represent , correspond , mean , intend , signify , typify , symbolize , symbolise