unterstehen
Meaning
- [with dative] to be subordinate to
- to dare, to have the audacity
Synonyms
untergeben sein
erkühnen
angewiesen sein
die Stirn haben
untertan sein
erfrechen
Nerven haben
die Chuzpe haben
die Frechheit haben
die Unverfrorenheit haben
die Chuzpe besitzen
Frequency
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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