bestå

== Danish == === Etymology === Equivalent to be- +‎ stå (“to stand”). From Middle Low German bestân, from Proto-Germanic *bistandaną, *bistāną (“to stand by”), cognate with English bestand, German bestehen, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bistandan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [b̥eˈsd̥ɔˀ] Rhymes: -ɑː === Verb === bestå (present består, past bestod, past participle bestået, passive bestås) (with af) to consist to persist, to endure, to continue to exist to pass (a test, a course) ==== Conjugation ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bestân. === Verb === bestå (present tense består, simple past besto or bestod, past participle bestått, present participle bestående) to consist (av / of) to exist to pass (an exam, course, etc.) === References === “bestå” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bestân. === Verb === bestå (present tense består, past tense bestod, past participle bestått, passive infinitive beståast, present participle beståande, imperative bestå) to consist (av / of) to exist to pass (an exam, course, etc.) Antonym: stryka === References === “bestå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === be- +‎ stå === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -oː === Verb === bestå (present består, preterite bestod, supine bestått, imperative bestå) (with av (“of”)) to consist (of), to be made of to continue to exist; to remain, to persist, to endure, to stand, to prevail, etc. (rhymes with its opposite: förgå) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== bestånd === References === “bestå”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “bestå”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “bestå”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === båset