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Swedish
Etymology
From över- + stå, cognate with German überstehen.
Verb
överstå (present överstår, preterite överstod, supine överstått, imperative överstå)
- endure, survive
- överstå en kris ― endure a crisis
- krisen överstods ― the crisis was endured
Diktsamlingen bär också ständiga vittnesbörd om kamp och strid, vilken snarare överståtts än övervunnits — men det är vackert så.- The poetry book also repeatedly bears witness of a strife and struggle, which has been endured rather than won — but that is good enough.
- wait
Artikeln får överstå till imorgon- The article must wait (to be published) until tomorrow
En närmare redogörelse för detta måste överstå till ett annat sammanhang- A closer account of this must wait until another time
Usage notes
- SAOL writes that the wait sense uses the separated form (stå över), but this is not true for older texts.
Conjugation
Conjugation of överstå (class 6 strong)
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