gegenüberstehen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word gegenüberstehen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word gegenüberstehen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say gegenüberstehen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word gegenüberstehen you have here. The definition of the word gegenüberstehen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofgegenüberstehen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

From gegenüber +‎ stehen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧gen‧über‧ste‧hen

Verb

gegenüberstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht gegenüber, past tense stand gegenüber, past participle gegenübergestanden, past subjunctive stände gegenüber or stünde gegenüber, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to face, to stand face-to-face with
  2. (reflexive) to contradict each other (e.g. of viewpoints)
  3. (reflexive, sports) to face each other, to play against each other
  4. to contrast

Usage notes

Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.

Conjugation

Further reading