List to port is naval jargon for 'tilt to the left' and list to starboard is naval jargon for 'tilt to the right'. Port and Starboard are Naval terms still used to this day. When a ship "lists to port" it is sitting off center in the water to the left.
"The guard stood in place for a long time."
(The idiom is "to stand rooted to the spot" meaning to be transfixed, unable to move, either by surprise, apprehension, fear, or awe.) He stood rooted to the spot as the giant boulder slowly rolled past him, missing him by inches.
The Biped stood there silently.
Subject is -- boy Predicate is -- stood on the burning deck
She stood aghast as her home for her entire life burned to the ground.
i stood for my rights.
The right hand side of a ship, when stood looking towards the bow is starboard.
The right hand side of a ship, when stood looking towards the bow is starboard.
I stood in the corner while I watched the fight.
The past tense of stand is stood.
"The guard stood in place for a long time."
Stand on the spot where he stood minutes ago.
The cat stood on two legs after it lost its other two
He stood by the teacher alarmingly and surprised. This is an example sentence for alarmingly.
"Stood up" can have several meanings-- one is the past tense of "to stand up"-- to get on your feet. The students stood up when the principal entered the classroom. There is also a slang meaning for "stood up," referring to being left waiting for someone who doesn't arrive, even though they promised. She waited at the restaurant for her date, but after an hour, she realized she had been stood up.
The person of the verb "stood" depends on the context of the sentence. "Stood" is the past tense of the verb "stand," which can be used in any person (first, second, or third) depending on who is performing the action. For example, if the sentence is "I stood in line," then the person of the verb is first person singular. If the sentence is "They stood together," then the person of the verb is third person plural.
(The idiom is "to stand rooted to the spot" meaning to be transfixed, unable to move, either by surprise, apprehension, fear, or awe.) He stood rooted to the spot as the giant boulder slowly rolled past him, missing him by inches.