Question

Having run to and fro in a rage of running for a while, he
stood defeated, his cries suppressed into sobs. At little
distances on the green grass he could see, through his
flimsy eyes, men and women talking. (question) what do you mean by stood defeated ​

Answer 1

Here 'stood defeated' means to feel dejected and crestfallen.

Explanation:

• Here stood defeated means that the boy had lost hope. He was feeling crestfallen.
• Through the small paragraph we can infer that the boy was running back and forth, and for whatever purpose he was doing it, he did not get the result.
• He felt bad and therefore her tried to suppress his tears and they came out as sobs.
• Other words that can be used to explain the meaning of the phrase 'stood defeated' are cast down, depressed, heartbroken and heavy hearted.

Answer 2

Answer:

Are you kidding me? Thats the part you dont understand? What in the world! You can understand the word "filmy" an informal word, but you cant understand stood defeated!!

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