Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stood by

/stʊd baɪ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: stood -by
IPA: /stʊd baɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of stand by

Example Sentences

"[W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent."

Questions

How do you pronounce stood by?: The recorded pronunciation is /stʊd baɪ/.
What does stood by mean?: simple past and past participle of stand by

How to pronounce stood by

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