Meaning
- (causative, form-of, transitive, weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- (figuratively, transitive, weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- (transitive, weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- (transitive, weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- (transitive, weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- (reflexive, weak) to expose oneself to, to succumb to, to come out to face, to confront
- (transitive, weak) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
- (reflexive, weak) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
stehen
- (intransitive, irregular, strong) to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)
- (intransitive, irregular, strong) to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere in an upright position)
- (intransitive, irregular, strong) to be written, it says (in a book, on a sign, etc.)
- (intransitive, irregular, strong) to stay, to be still, to have stopped or not yet started moving
- (copulative, intransitive, irregular, strong) to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
- (irregular, strong) to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
- (irregular, strong) to represent, to stand for
- (irregular, strong) to support, to stand by
- (Switzerland, irregular, strong) to put, to place
- (colloquial, intransitive, irregular, strong) to have a thing for, to fancy
- (impersonal, irregular, strong) Used to state the current scoreline in a team sport
Concepts
fit on
make use of
Synonyms
erledigen
in Ordnung bringen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtɛlən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan (“to put, position”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).
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