einstehen

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German

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Verb

einstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht ein, past tense stand ein, past participle eingestanden, past subjunctive stände ein or stünde ein, auxiliary sein)

  1. to vouch
  2. to take responsibility
  3. (Austria, colloquial) to enter school; to take up a permanent position

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Further reading

  • einstehen” in Duden online
  • einstehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache