anstehen.
to stand in a queue
Meaning & usage
to stand in a queue
Entschuldigung. Stehen Sie an?
to be pending, to be upcoming, to be on the agenda, to be due
zum Verkauf anstehen
Demnächst stehen wieder Wahlen an.
to befit
Es steht dem Kanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland nicht gut an, sich auf ein Stühlchen zu setzen und zu warten, bis ihm das Wort erteilt wird.
(mining, geology) to protrude
to be dependent on something or someone
to be too much for (someone) (e.g. of food)
to touch, to contact, to be situated against something
Die Kommode steht an der Wand an.
to be stuck, to stop moving
Der Wagen steht an.
Ich stehe gerade bei diesem Rätsel an, kannst du mir helfen?
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German anestān. Equivalent to an- + stehen.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.