stood

[stood]

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of stand.

stood

/ stʊd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of stand

Idioms and Phrases

see should have stood in bed.

Example Sentences

Waving giant Palestinian flags and holding flares they shouted "we're blocking everything", then marched through a long tunnel which amplified their chants as police stood back and watched.

From BBC

When they compared healthy and infected animals, one group consistently stood out — the Vibrios, a type of bacteria commonly found in marine environments.

From Los Angeles Times

Ditto for Fischer, who stood in for Todd’s sister Vera and other female characters.

From Salon

James Watt stood down as chief executive officer last year and moved to a newly-created position of "captain and co-founder" but retained his shares in the company.

From BBC

It was the speedy mobilization of Disney customers, however, that showed investors just how much the megacorp stood to lose if Iger stood by his decision.

From Salon

Related Words

• erect 
• locate 
• place 
• put 
• rank 
• rise 
• set 
• settle 

When To Use

What is a basic definition of stood?

Stood is the past tense and past participle of the verb stand. Stood can mean to be positioned upright (in the past), to not move or budge (in the past), or to believe in something (in the past). Stood, like stand, has many other senses as a verb. As the past tense of stand, stood is used in many of the same idioms.If someone stood somewhere, it means they were in an upright position at that location and not sitting or lying down. If an object stood somewhere, it was located there and hadn’t yet collapsed, fell down, or been moved somewhere else.

• Real-life examples: The Colossus of Rhodes stood at a Greek harbor before collapsing during an earthquake. Archaeologists may find evidence of a building that once stood somewhere in the past but has since been destroyed.



• Used in a sentence: I stood by the door and waited for the mailman. 

Stood can also mean that someone or an animal rose from a sitting, lying, or squatting position. This sense is often followed by up.

• Used in a sentence: Larry slowly stood up out of his chair to greet his son.  

In a similar sense, stood can be used to mean that something was a certain height if positioned fully upright.

• Used in a sentence: I swear that the King Kong statue stood over 100 feet tall! 

Stood can also mean to have not moved or given any ground.

• Used in a sentence: I stood firm against the volley of snowballs. 

Stood can also mean to believe in something. This sense is often followed by the word for.

• Used in a sentence: I try to live up to my mother’s legacy and follow the values she stood for.