gegenüberstehen

== German == === Etymology === From gegenüber +‎ stehen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐˌʃteːən], [ɡeːɡŋ̩ˈʔyːbɐˌʃteːən] Hyphenation: ge‧gen‧über‧ste‧hen === Verb === gegenüberstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht gegenüber, past tense stand gegenüber, past participle gegenübergestanden, past subjunctive stände gegenüber or stünde gegenüber, auxiliary haben or sein) to face, to stand face-to-face with [with dative] (reflexive) to contradict each other (e.g. of viewpoints) (reflexive, sports) to face each other, to play against each other to contrast [with dative ‘with’] ==== 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 ==== === Further reading === “gegenüberstehen” in Duden online “gegenüberstehen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)