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391 PHRASAL VERBS

 be faithful to (a promise, etc); [(sözünü vs.) tutmak, dönmemek]

She said that she would do it and stand by every word she said.
Although I was in a very difficult situation, I stood by my promise.

 stand for (tr)

 signify, represent; [anlamına gelmek]

The letters U.K stand for United Kingdom.
The letters e.g. stand for exempli gratia, it’s Latin.

 be in favour sth; support sth; desteklemek, [-ın tarafını tutmak]

She detests the man and all he stands for.
I hate people who stands for racial discrimination.

 tolerate; [tahammül etmek]

I can’t stand this kind of behaviour in my house.
Our teacher can’t stand for laziness.

 stand in for (tr)

 take the place of sb; [yerine geçmek]

During my trip abroad, Mr Bozkır will stand in for me at Board meetings.
I want another man to stand in for me in the dangerous scenes.

 stand out (intr)

 be noticeable, be clearly seen; [fark edilmek]

The dust stands out in the sun light.
The sign didn’t stand out in pitch black.

 stand up for (tr)

 support sb/sth; [desteklemek, savunmak]

Political parties seem to stand out for human rights all the time.
He is so reserved that he can’t stand up even for his rights.

 stand up to (tr)

 resist, bear stress; [-e göğüs germek, karşı koymak]

I don’t think that this car will stand up to winter conditions here.
It was brave of you to stand up to the mob.