Meaning & use
Stood
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Was or remained in an upright position, or held a particular state or position (past tense and past participle of 'stand').
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She stood by the window, watching the rain fall.
The old oak tree had stood in that field for over a hundred years.
A note on using this word
Stood is an irregular past tense form, unlike regular verbs that simply add '-ed'; it also appears in fixed phrases like 'stood out' and 'stood up.'
Words with a similar meaning
roseremained upright
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Words with an opposite meaning
satlay
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