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

  • (..) La Push Beach down at the Quileute Rez. We're all going tomorrow. - Yeah, there's a big swell coming in. - And I don't just surf the Internet. Eric, you stood up once, and it was a foam board. But there's whale watching, too. Come with us. La Push, baby. It's La Push. (..)
    2008 Twilight