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

  • (..) are they to make these decisions? It's this sick sense of entitlement that they all seem to have. This is what we stand against. This is what mom stood against. Mom hated that world. Clothes on when we eat, please. - It's completely unjust. - That's what it is. We're in the very unique (..)
    2016 Captain Fantastic