herumstehen

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

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Verb

herumstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht herum, past tense stand herum, past participle herumgestanden, past subjunctive stände herum or stünde herum, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to stand around (something)
  2. to hang around, to loiter
  3. (colloquial) to be in the way

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