stood on
Maintained, as principles
Stood on is the past tense of stand on, meaning to rest one's weight on a surface or to insist upon something.
You stood on a chair to reach the top shelf, or stood on principle when you refused to compromise.
In British usage, to stand on ceremony is to insist on formal behavior: Don't stood on ceremony—make yourself at home.
- establishCreate formally, permanently
- hinged onWas determined by
- occupyFill or dwell in
- foundedBegan an institution
- perchedResting in place
stationed · support · lean · balance · rest · grounded · solid ground · firm footing · poised · trampled · rooted · anchored · settle · stepped on · based · position · built on · reliant
stood onsat down
Lowered oneself onto seat
sat on · lay down · squatted · reclined · prostrated
stood onstepped off
Departed by foot
got off · lifted off · jumped off · dismounted · cleared
stood, stand, stands, standing, standpoint, standstill, understand, understanding, understood