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).

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

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

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. (with av (“of”)) to consist (of), to be made of

   Livet består av 29 000 dagar

   Life consists of 29,000 days

2. to continue to exist; to remain, to persist, to endure, to stand, to prevail, etc. (rhymes with its opposite: förgå)

   Åsikter förgår men värderingar består.

   Opinions vanish but values persist.

• bestånd

• bestå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bestå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bestå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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