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stand for1Be an abbreviation of or symbol for: BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation...- Symbols stand for something, yet this one doesn't seem to represent anything at all.
- Find out what those pesky acronyms and abbreviations stand for.
- This abbreviation stands for DVD rewritable disc and means that it can be recorded and erased just the same as a VHS video.
Synonyms mean, be an abbreviation of, represent, signify, denote, indicate, correspond to, be equivalent to, symbolize literary betoken 2 [with negative] informal Refuse to endure or tolerate: I won’t stand for any nonsense...- The referee refused to stand for any nonsense and brandished a succession of cards.
- He did not stand for nonsense from anyone.
- This patient won't stand for any nonsense - but she does require instant gratification
Synonyms put up with, endure, tolerate, allow, accept, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance informal stick, swallow, stomach, hack, wear 3Support (a cause or principle): we stand for animal welfare...- On that day the principles I stood for and believed in were set aside on the altar of political expediency.
- In spite of their peaceable professions, the French revolutionaries had always believed that they stood for principles of universal validity.
- Ours is the only party that stands for the fundamental principle that all workers must be able to live and work in whichever country they choose.
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