forstand

== English == === Alternative forms === forestand === Etymology === From Middle English forstanden, from Old English forstandan (“to defend, help, protect, withstand, prevent, hinder, resist, oppose, benefit, avail, understand, signify, be equal to”), from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan (“to understand, oppose”), equivalent to for- +‎ stand. Cognate with West Frisian ferstean (“to understand”), Saterland Frisian ferstounde (“to understand”), Dutch verstaan (“to understand”), German verstehen (“to understand”). Compare also Norwegian Bokmål forstå (“to comprehend, understand”), Swedish förstå (“to comprehend, understand”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fə(ɹ)ˈstænd/, /fɔː(ɹ)ˈstænd/ (General American) IPA(key): /fɚˈstænd/ === Verb === forstand (third-person singular simple present forstands, present participle forstanding, simple past and past participle forstood) (transitive) To stand against; stand in front of so as to bar the way; block; oppose; withstand. (transitive, UK dialectal) To understand; comprehend. ==== References ==== Wright, The English dialect dictionary, forstand. === Anagrams === Stanford, stand for == Danish == === Etymology === A verbal noun of forstå (“to understand”), equivalent to for- (“for-”) +‎ stand (“standing”). From Middle Low German vorstant, cognate with German Verstand. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fʌˈsd̥anˀ] === Noun === forstand c (singular definite forstanden, not used in plural form) intellect, intelligence, reason (the ability to understand things) mind (mental sanity) meaning, sense (way of understanding a thing) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== forstandsmæssig uforstand ==== See also ==== intelligens fornuft kendskab === Further reading === “forstand” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German vorstant, related to forstå; compare with German Verstand. === Noun === forstand m (definite singular forstanden, uncountable) intellect, mind, reason meaning, sense === References === “forstand” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “forstand” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Middle Low German vorstant, related to forstå. === Noun === forstand m (definite singular forstanden, uncountable) intellect, mind, reason meaning, sense === References === “forstand” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English forstanden, from Old English forstandan (“to defend, understand”), from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan (“to understand, oppose”), equivalent to for- +‎ stand. === Verb === tae forstand To withstand, resist To understand