bestå

Equivalent to be- +‎ stå (“to stand”). From Middle Low German bestān, from Proto-Germanic *bistandaną, *bistāną (“to stand by”), cognate with English bestand, German bestehen, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bistandan).

• IPA^(key): [b̥eˈsd̥ɔˀ]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

bestå (present består, past bestod, past participle bestået)

1. (with af) to consist

   Messing består af zink og kobber.

   Brass consists of zinc and cupper.

2. to persist, to endure, to continue to exist
3. to pass (a test, a course)

From Low German bestan.

bestå (present tense består, simple past besto or bestod, past participle bestått, present participle bestående)

1. to consist (av / of)
2. to exist
3. to pass (an exam, course, etc.)

• “bestå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Low German bestan.

bestå (present tense består, past tense bestod, past participle bestått, passive infinitive beståast, present participle beståande, imperative bestå)

1. to consist (av / of)
2. to exist
3. to pass (an exam, course, etc.)

   Antonym: stryka

• “bestå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

be- +‎ stå

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• Rhymes: -oː

bestå (present består, preterite bestod, supine bestått, imperative bestå)

1. to consist (of parts), to be made of

   Livet består av 29 000 dagar

   Life consists of 29,000 days

2. to (continue to) exist, to persist, to prevail, to stand (the test of time) (rhymes with its opposite: förgå)

   Åsikter förgår men värderingar består.

   Opinions vanish but values persist.

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