stehen

Meaning

1. (intransitive,irregular,strong) to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
2. (intransitive,irregular,strong) to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
3. (intransitive,irregular,strong) to stay; to be still
4. (copulative,intransitive,irregular,strong) to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
5. (irregular,strong) to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
6. (irregular,strong) to represent, to stand for
7. (irregular,strong) to support, to stand by
8. (Switzerland,irregular,strong) to put, place
9. (colloquial,intransitive,irregular,strong) to fancy

Concepts

stand

become

suit

upright

be erected

have erect penis

have hard

be written

be like

match

be precipitated

be sedimented

be sluggish

be stagnant

deposit

falter

hesitate

settle

stagnate

stammer

stumble

help a person stand

raise

rouse

stop

erected

hard-on

write

erect

rise

be

be up

say

bob up

jump on

jump out

leap out

spring up

standing

stands

Hyphenated as

ste‧hen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃteː.ən/

Etymology

From Middle High German stān, stēn, from Old High German stān, stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną. The -h- was introduced into the spelling by analogy with sehen, in which it had become mute but was retained in spelling.
Past forms are inherited from Old High German stuond, stuonden, etc. These are themselves suppletive of Proto-West Germanic *standan's past forms in *stōnd-, replacing former forms inherited from *stān in *stōþ-. Compare english stood. Their a-vocalism is due to analogy with other strong verbs such as binden (band) and finden (fand), dating back to Middle-High German. See also stand.

Sentences

Ein paar Stunden musst du den Hefeteig schon stehen lassen .

You have to let the yeast dough stand for a few hours.

Denn die nächsten stehen bereits in den Startlöchern.

Because the next ones are already in the starting blocks.

Nacheinander bringt sie alle Konkurrenten sowie die Leute , die ihr im Weg stehen , um .

One by one, it kills all its competitors, as well as the people who stand in its way.

Die meiste Zeit stehen Teller ungenutzt im Schrank herum .

Most of the time, plates are left unused in the cupboard.

Wir stehen hier gegenüber den türkischen Zyprioten im Wort .

We have given the Turkish Cypriots our word that this would be done.

Abdecken und stehen lassen haben noch keinem Hefeteig geschadet .

Covering and leaving to stand have not harmed any yeast dough.

Zahlreiche Passagen stehen im Widerspruch zueinander .

Numerous paragraphs are contradictory.

Im Vordergrund stehen dabei Experimente zum Anfassen sowie technische und biologische Aufklärung für Kinder .

The focus is on hands-on experiments as well as technical and biological education for children.