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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Stand for
Hi.
Here's the definition of 'stad for' by the collins unabridged dictionary:
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly Brit to be or become a candidate for
3. to support or recommend
4. Informal to tolerate or bear
In:
"We will not stand for impertinent behavior."
What does stand for mean and why?
Thanks in advance!
Here's the definition of 'stad for' by the collins unabridged dictionary:
1. to represent or mean
stand for
vb (intr, preposition)
1. to represent or mean
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly Brit to be or become a candidate for
3. to support or recommend
4. Informal to tolerate or bear
vb (intr, preposition)
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly Brit to be or become a candidate for
3. to support or recommend
4. Informal to tolerate or bear
In:
"We will not stand for impertinent behavior."
What does stand for mean and why?
Thanks in advance!
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Because no one supports impertinent behavior. You must know more than the grammar and vocabulary of a language, soheil. You must also understand the real world.
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Ok, you say no one supports impertinent behaviour.Any indivual won't support it too, then.
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