stood
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stood
- /stʊd/ US, UK
- /stʉd/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Sounds like stud (without the foot–strut split) · Rhymes with -ʊd
Where it comes from
From Middle English stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōþ, *stōd-, past tense of *standaną (“to stand”).
verb
- simple past and past participle of stand This morning a bloke stood next to me wearing nothing but sandals.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: accounted, advocated, amounted, appeared, arose, arrived, became, been, came, cessation, consisted, corresponded, defended, dissolved, distinguished, drafted
Talk about this word "stood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stood "stood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stood.Cite this
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title = {stood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
