brook vs stand for
stand for vs brookbrook is a noun but stand for is not a noun.
brook and stand for both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| brook | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| stand for | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
stand for is a hyponym of
brook; that is, stand for is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
brook:
- brook: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- stand for: tolerate or bear
Other hyponyms of brook include
accept, live with, swallow, hold still for, bear up, take lying down, take a joke, sit out, pay.
| brook (noun) | stand for (noun) |
|---|---|
| a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) |
| brook (verb) | stand for (verb) |
|---|---|
| put up with something or somebody unpleasant | tolerate or bear |
| denote or connote | |
| express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | |
| take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to |
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