stand for vs be

stand for and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stand for	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hyponym of stand for; that is, be is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stand for:

Other hyponyms of stand for include embody, personify, epitomise, epitomize, typify.

As verbs, be is a hypernym of stand for; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than stand for:

Other hypernyms of stand for include equal.

stand for (verb)	be (verb)
tolerate or bear	spend or use time
denote or connote	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol	have an existence, be extant
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to	have life, be alive
	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form