stand for in WordNet English dictionary

1. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
   "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"
   represent  stand for  correspond 
   
2. tolerate or bear
   "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"
   stand for  hold still for 
   
3. denote or connote
   "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
   mean  intend  signify  stand for 
   
4. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
   "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
   typify  symbolize  symbolise  stand for  represent 
   

stand for in English Wiktionary