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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of stand form-of, participle, past

   "This morning a bloke stood next to me wearing nothing but sandals."

Synonyms

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stallbandstandbasepoint of viewrackresist

Antonyms

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datefell

Example

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"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”).

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