stand for

stand for
transitive verb
1) (signify) bedeuten
2) (coll.): (tolerate) sich bieten lassen
* * *
1) (to be a candidate for election to: He stood for Parliament.) kandidieren
2) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.) bedeuten
3) (to represent: I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.) stehen für
4) (to tolerate: I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.) sich gefallen lassen
* * *
stand for
vi
1. (tolerate)
to not \stand for for sth sich dat etw nicht gefallen lassen
to \stand for for sth für etw akk stehen
you know what this party \stand fors for du weißt, wofür diese Partei [ein]steht
* * *
vi +prep obj
1) (= be candidate for) kandidieren für, sich zur Wahl stellen für

to stand for Labour — für Labour kandidieren

to stand for (the post of) chairman — für den Posten des Vorsitzenden kandidieren

to stand for election — (in einer Wahl) kandidieren, sich zur Wahl stellen

to stand for re-election — sich zur Wiederwahl stellen

to stand for election to sth — für etw kandidieren

she is standing for election to Parliament — sie kandidiert in den Parlamentswahlen

2) (= be abbreviation for, represent) stehen für, bedeuten
3) (= put up with) hinnehmen, sich (dat) gefallen lassen
* * *
stand for v/i
1. stehen für, bedeuten
2. eintreten oder sich einsetzen für, vertreten
3. Br
a) sich bewerben um
b) kandidieren für:
stand for election kandidieren, sich zur Wahl stellen;
stand for Parliament für einen Parlamentssitz kandidieren
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5. stehen zu
* * *
transitive verb
1) (signify) bedeuten
2) (coll.): (tolerate) sich bieten lassen
* * *
v.
bedeuten v.
sich bewerben um (kandidieren) ausdr.

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