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anstehen.

to stand in a queue

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to stand in a queue

    intransitive · irregular · strong
    Entschuldigung. Stehen Sie an?
  2. to be pending, to be upcoming, to be on the agenda, to be due

    intransitive · irregular · strong
    zum Verkauf anstehen
    Demnächst stehen wieder Wahlen an.
  3. to befit

    dated · intransitive · irregular · strong
    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.
  4. (mining, geology) to protrude

    intransitive · irregular · strong
  5. to be dependent on something or someone

    Austria · dated · intransitive · irregular · strong
  6. to be too much for (someone) (e.g. of food)

    Austria · intransitive · irregular · strong
  7. to touch, to contact, to be situated against something

    dated · intransitive · irregular · regional · strong
    Die Kommode steht an der Wand an.
  8. to be stuck, to stop moving

    also · dated · figuratively · intransitive · irregular · regional · strong
    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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