initials stand for something

Frequency: 8.015.0 per million words

Used to explain what full words the initials represent.

initialINITIAL + VERB

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stand for sth

Examples (10)

  • A stone bears the initials ‘R.P.’, which stand for ‘Ralph Piggot’.
  • What do these initials stand for on this old document?
  • The company's initials, IBM, stand for International Business Machines.
  • She explained that her initials didn't actually stand for anything specific; it was just a choice.
  • Many medical initials stand for complex Latin terms.
  • Can you tell me what the initials "FAQ" stand for?
  • His tattoo had intricate initials that stood for his family members' names.
  • I always forget what NASA's initials stand for.
  • The artist's initials stand for "Pablo Picasso", but everyone knows his full name.
  • Do your initials stand for your given names or something else entirely?