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