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.
(..) to bring you a recreation of the second fall... of mighty Carthage! On the barren plain of Zama, there stood the invincible armies... of the barbarian, Hannibal. Ferocious mercenaries and warriors... from all brute nations... bent on merciless... (..)2000 Gladiator