beistehen

== German == === Etymology === bei- +‎ stehen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯ʃteːən/ Hyphenation: bei‧ste‧hen === Verb === beistehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht bei, past tense stand bei, past participle beigestanden, past subjunctive stände bei or stünde bei, auxiliary haben or sein) to assist [with dative] ==== 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 ==== Beistehen Beisteher Beistehung beistehend beigestanden === Further reading === “beistehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “beistehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “beistehen” in Duden online “beistehen” in OpenThesaurus.de