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

  • (..) in that zoot suit? The old man really came through. It worked. He laid out Biff in one punch. I didn't know he had it in him. He's never stood up to Biff in his life. - Never? - No. Why? What's the matter? All right! Let's set your destination time. DOC: This is the exact time you left. (..)
    1985 Back to the Future