vorstehen

German

Etymology

vor- (pre-) +‎ stehen (stand)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːən/
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Verb

vorstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht vor, past tense stand vor, past participle vorgestanden, past subjunctive stände vor or stünde vor, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, formal) to head, to be in charge of [with dative ‘something’]
    Er steht der Gemeindevertretung vor.
    He is in charge of the municipal council.
  2. (intransitive) to stick out; to protrude
  3. (rare) to occur in the near future
  4. (hunting, of dogs) to point

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