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bestand
English
Etymology
From Middle English bistanden, bestanden, from Old English bestandan, from Proto-Germanic *bistandan? (“to surround, support”). Equivalent to be- +? stand.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ænd
Verb
bestand (third-person singular simple present bestands, present participle bestanding, simple past and past participle bestood)
- (transitive) To stand by or near; stand around.
- (transitive) To beset; stand around in hostility; harass.
- 1880, Sidney Lanier, Alfred Kappes, Sir Thomas Malory, The Boy's King Arthur:
- [...] that is my lord and uncle King Arthur, for he is full straitly bestood [sore beset] with a false traitor, which is my half brother Sir Mordred, [...]
- 1880, Sidney Lanier, Alfred Kappes, Sir Thomas Malory, The Boy's King Arthur:
- (transitive) To surround; encompass.
- 1846, Polydore Vergil, Sir Henry Ellis, Polydore Vergil's English history:
- Wherefore the Brittishe bisshops, bestood with weapons and enemies, when thei coulde not execute all functions, and perceaved that the prelates their neighbours weare prompte to assiste them, [...]
- 1846, Polydore Vergil, Sir Henry Ellis, Polydore Vergil's English history:
- (transitive) To serve; be of service to; be ready to serve or aid.
- 1904, Donald Grant Mitchell, American Lands and Letters:
- [...] and, inherited Puritan crust of stiffness that rarely left him, and which bestood him well under the ceremonials of his mission, whether at London (1846- 49) or later (1867-74) in Berlin.
- 1907, Donald Grant Mitchell, The works of Donald G. Mitchell:
- Would not children come kindly to such out-of-door lessons, and to such practical knowledge as would always bestand them well?
- 1904, Donald Grant Mitchell, American Lands and Letters:
Synonyms
- (to serve): bestead; See also Thesaurus:serve
Anagrams
- ant-beds, tan beds
Danish
Etymology
From Low German bestant
Noun
bestand c (singular definite bestanden, plural indefinite bestande)
- population (of an animal species)
- total number (of something)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “bestand” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bestant. Equivalent to be- +? stand, compare German Bestand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??st?nt/
- Hyphenation: be?stand
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
bestand n (plural bestanden, diminutive bestandje n)
- archive, file
- (computing) file
- truce
- Twaalfjarig Bestand — Twelve Years' truce
Derived terms
- bestanddeel
- bestandsformaat
- ledenbestand
- tekstbestand
- Twaalfjarig Bestand on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Adjective
bestand (not comparable)
- capable of withstanding, capable to withstand
- Dit huis is bestand tegen stormen. — This house can withstand storms.
Inflection
Anagrams
- batsend
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Verb
bestand
- first/third-person singular preterite of bestehen
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Low German bestant; compare with German Bestand.
Noun
bestand m (definite singular bestanden, indefinite plural bestander, definite plural bestandene)
- stock (e.g. of fish)
- stand (e.g. of trees)
- population (of wild animals / birds)
Derived terms
- bestanddel
References
- “bestand” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Low German bestant
Noun
bestand m (definite singular bestanden, indefinite plural bestandar, definite plural bestandane)
- stock (e.g. of fish)
- stand (e.g. of trees)
- population (of wild animals / birds)
References
- “bestand” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
bestand From the web:
bedstand
English
Etymology
bed +? stand
Noun
bedstand (plural bedstands)
- nightstand
bedstand From the web:
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