stehen.
to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)
Meaning & usage
to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)
Das Haus ist abgebrannt, aber die Wände stehen noch.
to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere in an upright position)
Ich stehe an der Ecke.
Die Waschmaschine steht im Bad.
to be written, it says (in a book, on a sign, etc.)
Das Wort steht nicht im Wörterbuch.
Auf dem Schild steht 'Kein Zutritt'.
to stay, to be still, to have stopped or not yet started moving
Das Leben steht.
Der Zug stand noch, als wir in den Bahnhof kamen, fuhr aber ab, bevor wir ihn erreichen konnten.
to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
Das Haus steht leer.
Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga.
to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
Blau steht dir sehr gut!
Der Tod steht ihr gut
to represent, to stand for
Rote Rosen stehen für Liebe und Leidenschaft.
to support, to stand by
to put, to place
to have a thing for, to fancy
Ich glaube, sie steht nicht auf dich.
Used to state the current scoreline in a team sport
Es steht 2-1.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German stān, stēn, from Old High German stān, stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną. The -h- was introduced into the spelling by analogy with sehen, in which it had become mute but was retained in spelling. Past forms are inherited from Old High German stuond, stuonden, etc. These are themselves suppletive of Proto-West Germanic *standan's past forms in *stōnd-, replacing former forms inherited from *stān in *stōþ-. Compare stood. Their a-vocalism is due to analogy with other strong verbs such as binden (band) and finden (fand), dating back to Middle High German. Cognate with English stand.
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