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!"
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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"
Usage Examples
I'm overjoyed and beyond honored to be a part of the L'Oreal Paris family. I'm such a fan of L'Oreal Paris not just for all of their amazing products, but for what they stand for.
I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.
Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.
The U.S. has since the end of World War II had an answer - we stand for free peoples and free markets, we are willing to support and defend them - we will sustain a balance of power that favors freedom.
I stand for limited government, fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, personal responsibility, so the Republican Party will support me.
A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.
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Other Usage ExamplesI don't stand for the black man's side, I don' t stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side.
For us political activists and candidates, the morning after any election is a mix of emotions - the personal and the immediate, the culmination of your own recent campaigning efforts and the fortunes of your party and the success or otherwise of what you stand for and believe in.
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
The message that I gave on the - on the steps today was that you need to stand for those things that are right and empower the individual. Believe in the power of one person. Don't believe that you can't do it. Everybody wants - everybody wants a shot. That we can all agree on. Beyond that, it becomes politics. I'm not talking politics.
I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. I am certainly not going to stand for election.
If you don't stand for something, how can anyone respect what you do?
Movies, TV, sports, come and go, but what you stand for is what people remember. Mandela, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy are people who really stood for something and were willing to die for it. You don't see a whole lot of that any more.
It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.