# stood

Pronunciation: US say "STUUD" /stʊd/; UK

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of stand. — simple past and past participle of stand
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of stand. Use this form for standing that already happened.
   - _The old oak stood at the edge of the field for two centuries._
   - _He had stood at the gate for hours before anyone arrived._

## Origin

"Stood" comes from Middle English "stod," from Old English "stōd," from Proto-Germanic "*stōþ, *stōd-," the past tense of "*standaną" meaning "to stand."

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