Bedeutung von “stand for sth” im englischen Wörterbuch

“stand for sth” im Englisch

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stand for sth

phrasal verb with stand uk /stænd/ us /stænd/ verb stood, stood

(ACCEPT)

If you will not stand for something, you will not accept a situation or a particular type of behaviour:

I wouldn't stand for that sort of behaviour from him, if I were you.

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(REPRESENT)

B2 If one or more letters stand for a word or name, they are the first letter or letters of that word or name and they represent it:

GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time.

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(Definition von “stand for sth” aus dem Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“stand for sth” im Business-Englisch

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stand for sth

phrasal verb with stand uk /stænd/ us verb stood, stood

to represent a particular idea:

You have to identify what you want your brand to stand for.
This party has always stood for working-class values.

if a letter or group of letters stands for something, it is an abbreviation of a word or phrase:

VAT stands for 'Value Added Tax'.

(Definition von “stand for sth” aus dem Cambridge Wörterbuch Business-Englisch © Cambridge University Press)