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stood firm

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

Meaning of stand firm

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To resist assault or pressure.
    • With Wales in a back four, England found joy out wide. The defensive effort impressed though, and Neco Williams courageously took a driven strike from Rashford to the head as Wales stood firm, but then, concern hit.2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline

Questions about stood firm

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

Words near stood firm in the dictionary

  1. stood confessed
  2. stood corrected
  3. stood down
  4. stood fast
  5. stood fire
  6. stood firm
  7. stood for
  8. stood from under
  9. stood guard
  10. stood in
  11. stood in for

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