Stand for

Synonyms for "stand for" (182 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Noun(5 words)

abbreviation acronymart thou wellasterisk bear

abideabide withadvert toaffirm allege allowallude toannounce annunciateapproach anchorageargue assert assever asseverate aver avouch avowbe construed asbe indicative ofbe significant of

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be symptomatic ofbe taken asbearbear down onbear down uponbear up forbear up tobear withbespeak betoken bideblink at

Strong matches (54)

brave breathe brook characterizeclose withcondoneconnive atconnote contend countenance declare denominate denote designate differentiate disclose display emblematize embody endure

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entail enunciate express fetch figure fingergive evidencegive tokengo aboardgo alongsidehang inhang in therehang toughhavehear ofhighlight hint hold identify imply import indicate indulge insist

Noun(5 words)

campaign counts emblem endure initialism

Verb(4 words)

correspond functionedhold still forintend

Adjective(1 words)

icelandic meina

Related words (91)

involveissue a manifestolay aboardlay downlay forlay inlie inlumplump itmaintain makemake atmake formanifest manifesto mark mean name note overlook

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persevere personifypick outpoint atpoint outpoint topredicate proclaim profess pronounce protest putput away forput input into portput itput up withreach referrefer torevealrun forsail forsay selectset downshow signify speakspeak outspeak upspecify spell standstand onstatesteer towardstick stigmatize stomach submit suffer suggest support sustain symbol symbolize symptomatize symptomizetake up withtestify tolerate typifywink at

Noun(10 words)

mean represent representation runseek electionsign symbol symbolize token tolerate

Verb(7 words)

mean represent signify symbolise symbolize symbolizes typify

Related word relations

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More general

26 entries

abide be bear brook candidacy depiction digestelectoral participationendure equal forbearance inform intend meanpolitical processput up

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More specific

14 entries

abbreviation acronym bullyingcity council memberclass presidentcrest delays disrespect emblem flag initialism logo monogramstudent council member

Collocations

11 entries

United Nationselectionemblem oficon ofpeace principlerepresentation ofrightssign ofsymbol oftoken of

Inflections

3 entries

standing forstands forstood for

Derivations

5 entries

emblem representation standing symbol token

similar

1 entries

signify

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The abbreviation CIA stands for "Central Intelligence Agency".

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Some teachers festoon every spare inch of wall with vocabulary choices or maths techniques to use, which look great at first, but to some children might appear quite daunting. You'll probably see unfamiliar acronyms such as Walt (We Are Learning To). Be sure to ask what they stand for and how they are used in practice.

Source: wiktionary

whether these names do not some of them sometimes stand for the same thing

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Bernard, you should stand for Parliament.

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