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stood behind

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

Meaning of stand behind

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To support; express one's support for, especially despite opposition; to stick with a decision.
    • Mayor Bloomberg and Ms. Wittenberg had repeatedly stood behind the plan, insisting it was best for the city.2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 02 Nov 2012
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind.

Questions about stood behind

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

Words near stood behind in the dictionary

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

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