geradestehen

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German

Etymology

gerade +‎ stehen

Verb

geradestehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht gerade, past tense stand gerade, past participle geradegestanden, past subjunctive stände gerade or stünde gerade, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to take responsibility

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.

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