stand for, v.
freq. cnt. 9
freq. cnt. 9
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 49 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 5
represent stand for symbolise symbolize typify
sample sentences
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
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Something ----s something
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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denote or connote
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
intend mean signify stand for
sample sentences
"`maison' means `house' in French""An example sentence would show what this word means"
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
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tolerate or bear
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
hold still for stand for
sample sentences
"I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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hypernym
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 40 freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 1
correspond represent stand for
sample sentences
"Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an `h' in Greek stands for an `s' in Latin"verb frames
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Something is ----ing PPSomething ----s something
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lexical pointers
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