stood
v.the past tense of 'stand'. You use it to say that someone was on their feet in an upright position.
v.the past tense and past participle of 'stand'. Refers to maintaining an upright position on the feet or being located in a particular place.
“He stood by the window and watched the rain.”
“The old oak tree has stood in the middle of the village square for over a century.”
“The ruins of the ancient temple stood as a silent witness to the civilizations that had flourished and faded along the riverbanks.”
The past tense of 'stand'; can be used intransitively or with a prepositional phrase to indicate location.
The verb 'stand' is irregular; the past tense and past participle are 'stood', not 'standed'.
Usage stood ready
From Middle English stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-Germanic stōþ, stōd-, past tense of *standaną (“to stand”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.