stå — meaning in English

English meaning

• be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
• say verb To speak words; to express something out loud or in writing.
• stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.

Senses

stå is used for these senses in English:

• be To occupy a place.
• say (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
• stand (intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
• stand (intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.
• stand (intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.

be — full definition

1. verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
2. verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.

say — full definition

1. verb To speak words; to express something out loud or in writing.
2. verb To suppose or assume something, often used to set up a hypothetical example.
3. noun The right or opportunity to give an opinion that influences a decision.
4. intj Used to get someone's attention before asking a question or making a suggestion.

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