Definition
To mean; to symbolize; to represent.
In Context
- "The abbreviation CIA stands for "Central Intelligence Agency"."
- "Some teachers festoon every spare inch of wall with vocabulary choices or maths techniques to use, which look great at first, but to some children might appear quite daunting. You'll probably see unfamiliar acronyms such as Walt (We Are Learning To). Be sure to ask what they stand for and how they are used in practice."
- "whether these names do not some of them sometimes stand for the same thing"