STAND FOR STH


Meaning of STAND FOR STH in English

[ no passive ]

1.

(not used in the progressive tenses) to be an abbreviation or symbol of sth :

'The book's by T.C. Smith.' 'What does the 'T.C.' stand for?'

2.

to support sth :

I hated the organization and all it stood for (= the ideas that it supported) .

3.

not stand for sth to not let sb do sth or sth happen :

I'm not standing for it any longer.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.