vorstehen

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German

Etymology

vor- (pre-) +‎ stehen (stand)

Pronunciation

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Verb

vorstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present vorsteht, past tense vorstand, past participle vorgestanden, past subjunctive vorstände or vorstünde, auxiliary sein)

  1. (transitive, takes the dative case) to head, to be in charge of something
    Er steht der Anstalt, Schule, Bibliothek, Gemeindevertretung vor.
    He is in charge of the institution, school, library and municipal council.
  2. (intransitive) to stick out; to protrude
  3. (rare) to occur in the near future
  4. (hunting, of dogs) to point

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