Stood
/stʊd/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of stand form-of, participle, past
"This morning a bloke stood next to me wearing nothing but sandals."
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More examples"The church stood alone on the hill."
Etymology
From Middle English stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōþ, *stōd-, past tense of *standaną (“to stand”).