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stood sentry

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

Meaning of stand sentry

Verb

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

  1. To keep watch.

Questions about stood sentry

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

Words near stood sentry in the dictionary

  1. stood over
  2. stood pad
  3. stood pat
  4. stood Sam
  5. stood sentinel
  6. stood sentry
  7. stood shilly-shally
  8. stood still
  9. stood tall
  10. stood the gaff
  11. stood the test of time

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