What is the meaning of stand for?

Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol.
- usage: "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize"
- synonyms: typify, symbolize, symbolise, represent
Denote or connote.
- usage: "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
- synonyms: mean, intend, signify
Take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to.
- usage: "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"
- synonyms: represent, correspond
Tolerate or bear.
- usage: "I won't stand for this kind of behavior"
- synonyms: hold still for

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