Definition, synonyms and related words
simple past tense and past participle of stand
"The old oak tree stood tall against the stormy sky for decades before finally falling during last night's hurricane."
In plain English: Stood is the past tense of stand, meaning you were upright on your feet at some point in the past.
"He stood at the bus stop waiting for his ride."
Stood comes from the Old English word stōd, which was the past tense of the verb meaning "to stand." This form traveled into Middle English as stod before becoming the modern past tense we use today.