abstehen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German abestēn, abestān. Equivalent to ab- +‎ stehen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃteːən/ Hyphenation: ab‧ste‧hen === Verb === abstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht ab, past tense stand ab, past participle abgestanden, past subjunctive stände ab or stünde ab, auxiliary haben or sein) to stick out to be (some distance) apart [with von ‘from’] to desist ==== Usage notes ==== Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abstehen ==== Related terms ==== Abstand === Further reading === “abstehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abstehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abstehen” in Duden online “abstehen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.