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What does stand for mean? #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:28 am   What does stand for mean?
 

Test No. incompl/advan-33 "Flying across the Channel", question 3

In other words the letters ......... building, antennae, span and earth, all of which you can jump from.

(a) stand up
(b) stand in
(c) stand for
(d) stand by

Test No. incompl/advan-33 "Flying across the Channel", answer 3

In other words the letters stand for building, antennae, span and earth, all of which you can jump from.

Correct answer: (c) stand for

Your answer was: incorrect
In other words the letters stand in building, antennae, span and earth, all of which you can jump from.
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Stand for #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:10 am   Stand for
 

Hello Hodja,

If you say that a letter of initial stands for a particular word or name, you mean that it is an abbreviation for that word or name.
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What does stand for mean? #3 (permalink) Wed Jul 23, 2008 22:33 pm   What does stand for mean?
 

Ican know the answer if I check my answer , but I don't try because I want to know every meaning for each choice. Also I can check the meaning in dictionary , but I need examples .
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What does stand for mean? #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:38 am   What does stand for mean?
 

Um Torsten

Cola stands for Life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hamburg-English stands for quality.
Monica Lewinsky stood for (well she did'nt stand...smile) .. ok forget this one..

"Stand/s for" means REPRESENT/S

Warning: Not an abbreviation full stop, just can include abreviations.
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What does stand for mean? #5 (permalink) Sat Jul 26, 2008 20:56 pm   What does stand for mean?
 

Hi Amiranow

You can find the meanings of the options (with examples) here:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=stand&r=66
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