unterstehen

Meaning

  1. [with dative] to be subordinate to
  2. to dare, to have the audacity

Frequency

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Hyphenated as
un‧ter‧ste‧hen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʊntɐˈʃteːən/
Etymology

From Middle High German understān, understēn. Compare Low German onderstaan, English understand. By surface analysis, unter- + stehen.

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