Stood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /stʊd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Stood is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of stand.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of stand.
Example Sentences
The teacher stood her facing the corner.
This morning a bloke stood next to me wearing nothing but sandals.
The flowers were stood in a vase on the table. (informal; chiefly UK/Commonwealth)
At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
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