bestehen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German bestān, bestēn, from Old High German bistān, from Proto-Germanic *bistandaną, *bistāną. Equivalent to be- + stehen (“to stand, be on one's feet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈʃteːən/
audio (file) audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧ste‧hen
- Rhymes: -eːən
Verb
bestehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present besteht, past tense bestand, past participle bestanden, past subjunctive bestände or bestünde, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to succeed, to pass (an exam)
- Er hat die Prüfung bestanden.
- He has passed the exam.
- (intransitive) to consist (aus (“of”))
- 1931, Gebhard Mehring, Schrift und Schrifttum, Silberburg-Verlag, page 21:
- Das römische Zahlensystem […] besteht aus 7 Buchstaben, die zur Bezeichnung von Zahlenwerten verwendet werden: M D C L X V I
- The Roman numeral system […] consists of 7 letters, which are used for the representation of numerical values: M D C L X V I
- (intransitive) to exist
- Synonym: existieren
- Durch geschicktes Management blieb die Firma auch im starken Wettbewerb bestehen.
- By smart management the company survived in the strong competition.
- (intransitive) to insist (auf (“on”) with dative)
- Synonym: insistieren
- Er besteht darauf, dass dem Druck nicht nachgegeben wird.
- He insists on not giving in to the pressure.
Conjugation
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