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/ 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) (intransitive) to consist [with aus (+ dative) ‘of something’] (intransitive) to exist Synonym: existieren (intransitive) to insist [with auf (+ dative) ‘on something’] Synonym: insistieren ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Bestand beständig Beständigkeit unbeständig Unbeständigkeit === Further reading === “bestehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “bestehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “bestehen” in Duden online “bestehen” in OpenThesaurus.de