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

  • (..) - It's Roxanne. I just want to thank you for inspiring me the other day. - Oh, You've inspired me too. - Great! It's time we stood up to Megamind and show him he can't push us around. Oh, oh really. She's so cute. - I'm already hot on his trail. - Uh, huh. (..)
    2010 Megamind