Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stand for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables: stand -for
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mean; to symbolize; to represent; especially of an acronym or abbreviation.

verb

To advocate; to support.

verb

Example Sentences

"The abbreviation CIA stands for "Central Intelligence Agency"."
"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."
"whether these names do not some of them sometimes stand for the same thing"
"Bernard, you should stand for Parliament."
"Oh Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for, oh-oh (Oh-ooh-woah) what do I stand for? (Oh-ooh-woah) what do I stand for? Most nights, I don't know anymore"
"We won't stand for that type of behaviour."

Inflected Forms

stands for (present, singular) standing for (participle, present) stood for (participle, past) stood for (past)

Synonyms

hold still for typify symbolize symbolise represent mean intend signify

Questions

What does stand for mean?: To mean; to symbolize; to represent; especially of an acronym or abbreviation.

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