German

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Etymology

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vor- (pre-) +‎ stehen (stand)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to head, to be in charge of [with dative ‘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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