STAND FOR as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • tolerate or bear
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I won”t stand for this kind of behavior!
    Hypernyms(s) stand for is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • express indirectly by an image, form, or model
    • be a symbol
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
    Hypernyms(s) stand for is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • denote or connote
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • `maison” means `house” in French
    • An example sentence would show what this word means
    Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an ”h” in Greek stands for an ‘’s” in Latin
    Hypernyms(s) stand for is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)