Phrasal Verb Fun

stand for, run for
In Britain, when an ambitious person wants to be a politician, he or she
stands for election. In the United States, a would-be politician
runs for
election, which tells you something about the two different countries.
For
is why they are standing or running.
Inseparable two-word verb
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stand for, stand up for
One of the commonest meanings of
for
is a purpose.
Eton, the most famous school in England, stands for a quality education.
That is its purpose.
The red flag stood for Communism. That was a symbol.
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. An acronym.
It can be moral as well.
Belinda resigned from the board of the company. She wouldn't stand for
the deception being planned on the shareholders.
Note that in this sense, and only in this sense, you can use stand up for to
add emphasis. You stand
up
, you are not on your knees.
Belinda wouldn't stand up for the deception being planned on the
shareholders.
Bob Marley, the Reggie master, used to sing about standing up for your
rights.
You can also stand up
for
other people. When you do this, you are
supporting them when they are attacked. When you stand up for
somebody you also
stick up for
them.
STAND FOR is an
inseparable two-word verb
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STAND UP FOR is a
three-word verb
. No problem either.

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