stood

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb be standing; be upright
  2. verb be in some specified state or condition
  3. verb occupy a place or location, also metaphorically

Etymology

From Middle English stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōþ, *stōd-, past tense of *standaną (“to stand”).

Synonyms

stand, stand up

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