stand for
To mean; to symbolize; to represent; especially of an acronym or abbreviationTo mean; to symbolize; to represent; especially of an acronym or abbreviation.
» The students stood waiting for a bus.
Die Schüler warteten auf einen Bus.
Die Studenten warteten im Stehen auf einen Bus.
Ученики стояли, ожидая автобус.
Учні стояли, чекаючи на автобус.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic)To mean; to symbolize; to represent; especially of an acronym or abbreviation.
The abbreviation CIA stands for "Central Intelligence Agency".
означа́тьoznačátʹ
To advocate; to support.
eintreten, unterstützen
выступать заvystupatʹ za
To tolerate.
We won't stand for that type of behaviour.
терпетьterpetʹ
tolerate or bear
Examples
389 sentencesThe students stood waiting for a bus.
Учні стояли, чекаючи на автобус.
ruУченики стояли, ожидая автобус.
deDie Schüler warteten auf einen Bus.
We have to stand up for minority rights.
Ми повинні відстоювати права меншин.
ruМы должны отстаивать права меньшинств.
deWir müssen uns für Minderheitenrechte einsetzen.
I stood in line for more than thirty minutes.
Я стояв у черзі більше тридцяти хвилин.
ruЯ стоял в очереди больше тридцати минут.
What does this stand for?
Що це означає?
ruЧто это значит?
AI stands for artificial intelligence.
AI означає "штучний інтелект".
ruИИ означает "искусственный интеллект".
deKI steht für Künstliche Intelligenz.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Forms
stands for, standing for, stood for, stood for| Base form | stand for · to stand for |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stands for |
| Present participle | standing for |
| Past simple | stood for |
| Past participle | stood for |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
15 phrasal verbs- stand upвстати, вставатиTo rise from a lying or sitting position.
- stand outстирчати, випинатисяTo jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.).
- stand inзамінятиTo substitute for; to replace
- stand downпіти у відставку, іти у відставкуTo wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture.
- stand forмати на увазі, збиратисяTo mean; to symbolize; to represent; especially of an acronym or abbreviation.
- stand byчекати, очікуватиTo wait in expectation of some event; to be ready.
- stand offTo stand some distance apart from something or someone.
- stand onTo continue following the same course.
More 7
- stand backTo maintain distance.
- stand overTo be very watchful of.
- stand aroundTo stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time.
- stand withTo back or side with; to support (in reference to literally standing alongside someone to show one's support).
- stand toTo tolerate (something); to be able to withstand (something) stressful that will be ultimately beneficial.
- stand asideTo step sideways to make a space for someone else.
- stand underTo withstand, resist or endure.
Synonyms
9 synonyms- tolerate or bear:hold still for
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to:representcorrespond
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol:typifysymbolizesymboliserepresent
- denote or connote:meanintendsignify
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb