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stood back

stood back is the simple past and past participle of stand back.

Meaning of stand back

Verb

stand back (third-person singular simple present stands back, present participle standing back, simple past and past participle stood back)

  1. (intransitive) To maintain distance.
    • You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.
  2. (intransitive) To abstain from participation.
    • While others debated the proposals, he stood back.
  3. (intransitive) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler

Questions about stood back

What is stood back the simple past and past participle of?
Stood back is the simple past and past participle of stand back.

Words near stood back in the dictionary

  1. stood and delivered
  2. stood apart
  3. stood around
  4. stood aside
  5. stood at attention
  6. stood back
  7. stood behind
  8. stood between
  9. stood by
  10. stood confessed
  11. stood corrected

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