stood

Definition

  • past tense and past participle of 'stand'

Examples

  • His plays have 'stood the test of time'. [=his plays are still read by many people today]

  • She was crouching down to look at something, but she 'stood up' when she saw me.

  • She finally 'stood up to' the girl who had been teasing her at school.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Let's go. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,-Sorry.\N-lt's for your own good, you know. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,-Ow! You stood on my foot!\N-Sorry. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Alohomora. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Brought them over to the Dark Side. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Anyone that stood up to him\Nended up dead. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Your parents fought against him. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Nobody, not one. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone