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stood on the shoulders of

stood on the shoulders of is the simple past and past participle of stand on the shoulders of.

Meaning of stand on the shoulders of

Verb

stand on the shoulders of (third-person singular simple present stands on the shoulders of, present participle standing on the shoulders of, simple past and past participle stood on the shoulders of)

  1. (idiomatic) To build on the previous works and gains of.

Questions about stood on the shoulders of

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

Words near stood on the shoulders of in the dictionary

  1. stood on one's dignity
  2. stood on one's head
  3. stood on one's own bottom
  4. stood on one's own two feet
  5. stood on someone's shoulders
  6. stood on the shoulders of
  7. stood on the shoulders of giants
  8. stood on velvet
  9. stood one's ground
  10. stood one's hand
  11. stood one's lick log

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