stehen

Pronunciation: /ˈʃteː.ən/

“stehen” is a German word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)
to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere in an upright position)
to be written, it says (in a book, on a sign, etc.)
to stay, to be still, to have stopped or not yet started moving
to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
to represent, to stand for
to support, to stand by
to put, to place
to have a thing for, to fancy
Used to state the current scoreline in a team sport

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…

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