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stand for

1 (v + prep) abbreviation or symbol TRANSITIVEseas do PhrV c m ua symbol stands for sth seasann siombail do rud éigin 2 (v + prep) represent TRANSITIVEseas do PhrV c m uthis metaphor stands for love seasann an meafar seo don ghrá 3 (v + prep) support TRANSITIVEseas ar sonhe always stood for peace sheas sé i gcónaí ar son na síochána 4 (v + prep) tolerate TRANSITIVEpeople won't stand for cheating ní chuirfidh daoine suas le caimiléireacht, ní ghlacfaidh daoine le caimiléireacht → féach stand

Frásaí agus Samplaí Úsáide faoi iontrálacha eile

election »

to stand for election seasamh i dtoghchán, bheith mar iarrthóir i dtoghchán
formidably »

she stood there formidably, ready for a fight sheas sí ansin go diongbháilte, réidh chun troda
gasp »

I stood up for a gasp of air sheas mé suas le bolgam aeir a fháil
minute¹ »

we stood there for twenty minutes sheasamar ansin ar feadh fiche nóiméad
nonsense »

she doesn't stand for any nonsense ní ghlacann sí le hamaidí ar bith, ní chuireann sí suas le pleidhcíocht ar bith
praise »

all praise to her for standing her ground! nár lagaí Dia í a sheas an fód!, nach maith í a sheas an fód!
queue »

we stood in a queue for half an hour sheasamar i scuaine ar feadh leathuaire, bhíomar leathuair i scuaine
solid »

I stood there for a solid hour bhí mé i mo sheasamh ansin ar feadh uair iomlán
stand »

he was forced to stand upright for hours tugadh air fanacht ina sheasamh díreach ar feadh uaireanta an chloig
stand »

the bus stood there waiting for us bhí an bus ansin ag fanacht linn, bhí an bus ina sheasamh ansin ag fanacht linn
stand »

the house stood empty for years bhí an teach folamh le blianta, bhí an teach bánaithe leis na blianta
stand »

to stand bond for sb dul i mbannaí ar dhuine
stand »

to stand security for sb dul in urrús ar dhuine
stand »

he stood for Labour in 1942 sheas sé don Lucht Oibre in 1942
stand »

leave the dough to stand for a while fág an taos ar feadh scaithimh
stand »

he stood drinks for the house sheas sé deoch don teach, cheannaigh sé deoch don teach
stand aside »

he stood aside for his successor d'éirigh sé as ar mhaithe lena chomharba
stand by »

stand by for increased competition bí réidh i gcomhair iomaíocht níos géire
stand-in »

I was the stand-in for the usual driver ba mise an t-ionadaí in áit an ghnáth-thiománaí
stand in »

she stood in for me at the meeting chuaigh sí chuig an gcruinniú thar mo cheann, bhí sí ag an gcruinniú i m'áit

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Brabhsáil an t-innéacs

stand at
stand back
stand behind
stand by
stand down
stand for
stand in
stand off
stand on
stand out
stand over