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Detailed Synonyms for stand for in English

stand for:

to stand for verbe (stands for, stood for, standing for)

  1. to stand for
    to indicate; to point to; to imply; to signify; to suggest; to stand for
    • indicate verbe (indicates, indicated, indicating)
    • point to verbe (points to, pointed out, pointing out)
    • imply verbe (implies, implied, implying)
    • signify verbe (signifies, signified, signifying)
    • suggest verbe (suggests, suggested, suggesting)
    • stand for verbe (stands for, stood for, standing for)
  2. to stand for
    – tolerate or bear 1
    to stand for; hold still for
    – tolerate or bear 1
    • stand for verbe (stands for, stood for, standing for)
      • I won't stand for this kind of behavior!1
  3. to stand for
    – express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol 1
    to represent; to stand for; to typify; to symbolize; symbolise
    – express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol 1
    • represent verbe (represents, represented, representing)
    • stand for verbe (stands for, stood for, standing for)
    • typify verbe (typifies, typified, typifying)
    • symbolize verbe, américain (symbolizes, symbolized, symbolizing)
      • What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?1
    • symbolise verbe, britannique
  4. to stand for
    – denote or connote 1
    to mean; to intend; to signify; to stand for
    – denote or connote 1
    • mean verbe (means, meant, meaning)
      • `maison' means `house' in French1
      • An example sentence would show what this word means1
    • intend verbe (intends, intended, intending)
    • signify verbe (signifies, signified, signifying)
    • stand for verbe (stands for, stood for, standing for)
  5. to stand for
    – take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to 1
    to represent; to correspond; to stand for
    – take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to 1
    • represent verbe (represents, represented, representing)
    • correspond verbe (corresponds, corresponded, corresponding)
    • stand for verbe (stands for, stood for, standing for)

Conjugations for stand for:

present
  1. stand for
  2. stand for
  3. stands for
  4. stand for
  5. stand for
  6. stand for
simple past
  1. stood for
  2. stood for
  3. stood for
  4. stood for
  5. stood for
  6. stood for
present perfect
  1. have stood for
  2. have stood for
  3. has stood for
  4. have stood for
  5. have stood for
  6. have stood for
past continuous
  1. was standing for
  2. were standing for
  3. was standing for
  4. were standing for
  5. were standing for
  6. were standing for
future
  1. shall stand for
  2. will stand for
  3. will stand for
  4. shall stand for
  5. will stand for
  6. will stand for
continuous present
  1. am standing for
  2. are standing for
  3. is standing for
  4. are standing for
  5. are standing for
  6. are standing for
subjunctive
  1. be stood for
  2. be stood for
  3. be stood for
  4. be stood for
  5. be stood for
  6. be stood for
diverse
  1. stand for!
  2. let's stand for!
  3. stood for
  4. standing for
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "stand for":


Related Definitions for "stand for":

  1. tolerate or bear1
    • I won't stand for this kind of behavior!1
  2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol1
  3. denote or connote1
  4. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to1

Related Synonyms for stand for