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upstood

upstood is the simple past and past participle of upstand.

Meaning of upstand

Verb

upstand (third-person singular simple present upstands, present participle upstanding, simple past and past participle upstood)

  1. (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.
    • At once, upstood the monarch, and upstood / The wise Ulysses.1820, Homer, William Cowper, translated by into English blank verse, The Iliad of Homer: with notes

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Questions about upstood

What is upstood the simple past and past participle of?
Upstood is the simple past and past participle of upstand.

Words near upstood in the dictionary

  1. upstirrings
  2. upstirs
  3. upstole
  4. upstolen
  5. Upstone
  6. upstood
  7. upstrain
  8. upstrained
  9. upstraining
  10. upstrains
  11. upstrap

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