stood

CEFRA2

/stʊd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of stand; was upright.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of stand

Examples

  • I suddenly stood up and felt faint and light-headed.

  • The church stood alone on the hill.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked.

  • The teacher stood her facing the corner.

  • This morning a bloke stood next to me wearing nothing but sandals.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

At the concert, the fans blank on their feet for the entire three-hour performance.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōþ, *stōd-, past tense of *standaną (“to stand”).