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stehen.

to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃteː.ən//ʃteːn/Germany/ʃteːhən/Germany, rare/ˈʃteː.ɛn/
  1. to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)

    intransitive · irregular · strong
    Das Haus ist abgebrannt, aber die Wände stehen noch.
  2. to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere in an upright position)

    intransitive · irregular · strong
    Ich stehe an der Ecke.
    Die Waschmaschine steht im Bad.
  3. to be written, it says (in a book, on a sign, etc.)

    intransitive · irregular · strong
    Das Wort steht nicht im Wörterbuch.
    Auf dem Schild steht 'Kein Zutritt'.
  4. to stay, to be still, to have stopped or not yet started moving

    intransitive · irregular · strong
    Das Leben steht.
    Der Zug stand noch, als wir in den Bahnhof kamen, fuhr aber ab, bevor wir ihn erreichen konnten.
  5. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)

    copulative · intransitive · irregular · strong
    Das Haus steht leer.
    Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga.
  6. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)

    irregular · strong
    Blau steht dir sehr gut!
    Der Tod steht ihr gut
  7. to represent, to stand for

    irregular · strong
    Rote Rosen stehen für Liebe und Leidenschaft.
  8. to support, to stand by

    irregular · strong
  9. to put, to place

    Switzerland · irregular · strong
  10. to have a thing for, to fancy

    colloquial · intransitive · irregular · strong
    Ich glaube, sie steht nicht auf dich.
  11. Used to state the current scoreline in a team sport

    impersonal · irregular · strong
    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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