stood

stood — verb

1. the irregular past form of the verb 'stand', used as the simple past tense and a

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Definition

the irregular past form of the verb 'stand', used as the simple past tense and as a past participle in perfect constructions — it covers all meanings of the base verb, such as being upright, being located somewhere, or putting something into a vertical position

Example

Haruto stood by the window and watched the rain fall on the street.

past simple: stood + [prepositional phrase] + and + [verb]

Diya had stood in line for twenty minutes before the ticket office opened.

past perfect: had stood + [prepositional phrase] + for [duration]

Common collocations
  • stood at
  • stood by
  • stood in
  • stood on
  • stood against
  • stood for
  • stood up
  • has stood
  • had stood
  • was stood

Grammar Patterns

stood (past simple)

have/has/had stood (perfect)

be stood (passive)

stood + [prepositional phrase]

Usage Note

The form 'stood' is irregular — it does not follow the regular -ed past tense pattern of verbs like 'walked' or 'helped'. It serves as both the simple past and the past participle of 'stand', covering all meanings of the base verb (to be upright, to be located, to remain valid, to tolerate, etc.). For the full range of semantic senses with definitions and examples, see the entry for 'stand'.

Common Mistakes

He standed at the front of the room.
He stood at the front of the room.
'stand' is irregular; its past form is 'stood', never 'standed'.
I have standed here for an hour.
I have stood here for an hour.
after 'have', 'has', or 'had', use the past participle 'stood', not the base form with -ed.

Word family

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • has stood
  • had stood
  • was stood
  • stood at attention

Etymology

Proto-Indo-EuropeanProto-GermanicOld EnglishMiddle EnglishEnglish

The word 'stood' comes from Old English 'stōd', the past tense of 'standan' (to stand). The verb 'stand' and its past form 'stood' both trace back to the Proto-Germanic root '*stāną', meaning 'to stand' or 'to be upright', which also produced Old Norse 'standa', Old High German 'stantan', and Gothic 'standan'. These all descend from the Proto-Indo-European root '*steh₂-', meaning 'to stand' or 'to be firm' — a root that appears in many modern English words including 'state', 'station', 'statue', 'status', and 'stable'. The irregular past form 'stood' has remained largely unchanged since Old English times, making it one of the oldest verb forms still in everyday use.