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past tense form of stand.
past participle of stand.

Definitions

stood

[stood] / stʊd /

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be or get upright v.
be in force, exist v.
endure, bear v.

VERB

be or get upright

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erect locate place put rank rise set settle

STRONG

cock dispose mount poise position

WEAK

be erect be on feet be vertical jump up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart disorder displace leave lose move remove

STRONG

drop fall

WEAK

lay lie refuse reject sit veto

VERB

be in force, exist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue hold last pause remain rest stay stop

STRONG

belong endure fill halt obtain occupy prevail

WEAK

be located be situated be valid take up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance cease go leave move

STRONG

lose surrender

WEAK

lay lie refuse reject sit veto

VERB

endure, bear

Synonyms

WEAK

abide allow bear with brook cope countenance experience handle hang on hold last live with put up with resign oneself to stay the course stomach submit suffer support sustain swallow take tolerate undergo wear weather withstand

Antonyms

WEAK

disobey forget overlook

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stood

A twin version of this sculpture — “The Golden Mean,” by Carole Feuerman — stood in front of the Eiffel Tower for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Six years before Chad Green fell ill, in 1971, Richard Nixon stood before Congress and declared a “war on cancer.”

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

On Monday in St Gallen, Switzerland - all being well - Robertson will break the great man's record, a mark that has stood for 40 years.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Recreational football and handball stood out in particular.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

Clare stood and threw open the front door.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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