stand for

Meaning

1. Oxford45% of films

   to not let sb do sth or sth happen

   I will not stand for you killing that young woman

2. Oxford30% of films

   to support sth

3. Oxford20% of films

   to be an abbreviation or symbol of sth

In the movies · 21

• I will not stand for you killing that young womanBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever2022
• [CHUCKLES]The Green Mile1999
• If this happens, get a new boy. I won't stand for it.Singin' in the Rain1952
• I stand for judgment.The Merchant of Venice2004
• What's that stand for?Fantastic Mr. Fox2009
• What's the "N" stand for?Into the Wild2007
• ...that which we stand for...V for Vendetta2006
• ...should stand for my parents.Batman Begins2005

Learn it in full scenes

• V for Vendetta2006
  • V's Opening Monologue
  • V Introduces Himself to Evey
  • Sutler's Cabinet Spins the Explosion

From the same entry

• stand aside
• stand back
• stand between and
• stand by
• stand by
• stand by
• stand down
• stand in
• stand out
• stand out
• stand over
• stand up

More phrasal verbs

• get by
• dress up
• come to
• stay out of
• set out
• meet up
• look out for
• pull yourself together
• miss out
• get through
• check on
• relate to