bestehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
- compose verb To make up or form the parts of something.
- consist verb To be made up of particular parts or elements.
- demand noun In economics, people's desire and ability to buy a particular good or service at a given price.
- exist verb To be real; to have actual being.
- insist verb To state something firmly and repeatedly, refusing to accept disagreement.
- obtain verb To get or acquire something, often through effort or a formal process.
- pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
- stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
Senses
bestehen is used for these senses in English:
- absolve (transitive) To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
- consist (archaic, intransitive) To exist or be compatible.
- demand To request forcefully.
- exist (intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality
- insist (with (that + indicative), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To hold up a claim emphatically.
- pass (transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
- stand (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
absolve — full definition
- verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
- verb To formally forgive someone of their sins.
compose — full definition
- verb To make up or form the parts of something.
- verb To create a piece of music or writing.
- verb To calm oneself or bring one's emotions under control.