stand for

phrase

1

: to be a symbol for : represent

The symbol @ stands for "at."

2

: to put up with : permit

won't stand for such nonsense

3

: to acknowledge or declare as a guiding principle or ideal

The political party has always stood for free trade.

Examples of stand for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Your main leaders have to embody what the business stands for because whatever happens at the top eventually trickles down to the customer. — Tiffany Loe, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Ortiz and Intriago were principals for CTU, which stood for Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security. — Evens Sanon, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

This led to Pittsburgh tying a record that has stood for more than 110 years. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

In college and in my early days on commercial radio in DC, my name was PMD, which [stood for] Peter from Maryland. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for stand for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore