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stand for
verb
1 stand for
Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol.
synonyms: represent, symbolise, symbolize, typify.
Roget 763:
offer,
proffer,
present,
tender;
bid;
propose,
move;
make a motion,
make advances;
start;
invite,
hold out,
place in one's way,
put forward.
hawk about;
offer for sale
etc.
796;
press
etc.
(request)
765;
lay at one's feet.
offer oneself,
present oneself;
volunteer,
come forward,
be a candidate;
stand for,
bid for;
seek;
be at one's service;
go a begging;
bribe
etc.
(give)
784.
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Roget 66:
begin,
start,
commence;
conceive,
open,
dawn,
set in,
take its rise,
enter upon,
enter;
set out
etc.
(depart)
293;
embark in;
incept†.
initiate,
launch,
inaugurate.
inchoate,
rise,
arise,
originate.
usher in;
lead off,
lead the way;
take the lead,
take the initiative;
head;
stand at the head,
stand first,
stand for;
lay the foundations
etc.
(prepare)
673;
found
etc.
(cause)
153;
set up,
set on foot,
agoing†,
set abroach†,
set the ball in motion;
apply the match to a train;
broach;
open up,
open the door to.
get underway,
set about,
get to work,
set to work,
set to;
make a beginning,
make a start.
handsel;
take the first step,
lay the first stone,
cut the first turf;
break ground,
break the ice,
break cover;
pass the Rubicon,
cross the Rubicon;
open fire,
open the ball;
ventilate,
air;
undertake
etc.
676.
come into existence,
come into the world;
make one's debut,
take birth;
burst forth,
break out;
spring up,
spring forth,
crop up,
pop up,
appear,
materialize.
begin at the beginning,
begin ab ovo [Lat.].
begin again,
begin de novo;
start afresh,
make a fresh start,
take it from the top,
shuffle the cards,
reshuffle the cards,
resume,
recommence.
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Roget 550:
indicate;
be the sign
etc.
n..
of;
denote,
betoken;
argue,
testify
etc.
(evidence)
467;
bear the impress
etc.
n..
of;
connote,
connotate†.
represent,
stand for;
typify
etc.
(prefigure)
511;
symbolize.
put an indication,
put a mark
etc.
n.;
note,
mark,
stamp,
earmark;
blaze;
label,
ticket,
docket;
dot,
spot,
score,
dash,
trace,
chalk;
print;
imprint,
impress;
engrave,
stereotype.
make a sign
etc.
n..
signalize;
underscore;
give a signal,
hang out a signal;
beckon;
nod;
wink,
glance,
leer,
nudge,
shrug,
tip the wink;
gesticulate;
raise the finger,
hold up the finger,
raise the hand,
hold up the hand;
saw the air,
suit the action to the word"
[Hamlet].
wave a banner,
unfurl a banner,
hoist a banner,
hang out a banner
etc.
n.;
wave the hand,
wave a kerchief;
give the cue
etc.
(inform)
527;
show one's colors;
give an alarm,
sound an alarm;
beat the drum,
sound the trumpets,
raise a cry.
sign,
seal,
attest
etc.
(evidence)
467;
underline
etc.
(give importance to)
642;
call attention to
etc.
(attention)
457;
give notice
etc.
(inform)
527.
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Roget 759:
be deputy
etc.
n.;
stand for,
appear for,
hold a brief for,
answer for;
represent;
stand in the shoes of,
walk in the shoes of;
stand in the stead of.
ablegate†,
accredit.
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Roget 755:
commission,
delegate,
depute;
consign,
assign;
charge;
intrust,
entrust;
commit,
commit to the hands of;
authorize
etc.
(permit)
760.
put in commission,
accredit,
engage,
hire,
bespeak,
appoint,
name,
nominate,
return,
ordain;
install,
induct,
inaugurate,
swear in,
invest,
crown;
enroll,
enlist;
give power of attorney to.
employ,
empower;
set over,
place over;
send out.
be commissioned,
be accredited;
represent,
stand for;
stand in the stead of,
stand in the place of,
stand in the shoes of.
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Dutch: typeren, voorstellen, staan, symboliseren, verzinnebeelden
2 stand for
3 stand for
Take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to.
synonyms: correspond, represent.
Dutch: vertegenwoordigen
4 stand for
Tolerate or bear:
— I won't stand for this kind of behavior!.
synonym: hold still for.
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