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standing for
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present participle of stand for
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1
to give permission for or to approve of
- They would not stand for their children missing curfew.
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2
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
- The nanny did not stand for whining from the children.
Synonyms for standing for
- abiding,
- absorbing,
- accepting,
- bearing,
- biding
- [chiefly dialect],
- brooking,
- countenancing,
- enduring,
- going,
- hacking,
- handling,
- meeting,
- pocketing,
- standing,
- sticking out,
- stomaching,
- supporting,
- sustaining,
- sweating out,
- taking,
- tolerating,
- wearing
- [British]
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3
to serve as a material counterpart of
- He got a tattoo that stood for his love of fishing.
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