English to English
verb
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?.
source: WordNet 3.0
- denote or connote
`maison' means `house' in French.
An example sentence would show what this word means.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- tolerate or bear
I won't stand for this kind of behavior!.
source: WordNet 3.0
