bestå

See also: besta and bêsta

Danish

Verb

bestå

  1. persist
  2. pass (a test, a course)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German bestan

Verb

bestå (present tense består, simple past besto or bestod, past participle bestått, present participle bestående)

  1. to consist (av / of)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German bestan

Verb

bestå (present tense består, past tense bestod, past participle bestått, passive infinitive beståast, present participle beståande, imperative bestå)

  1. to consist (av / of)

References

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ stå

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -oː

Verb

bestå

  1. to consist (of parts), to be made of
    Livet består av 29 000 dagar
    Life consists of 29,000 days
  2. to (continue to) exist, to persist, to prevail, to stand (the test of time) (rhymes with its opposite: förgå)
    Åsikter förgår men värderingar består.
    Opinions vanish but values persist.

Declension
Conjugation of bestå (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bestå bestås
Present tense består bestås
Past tense bestod bestods
Supine bestått beståtts
Imperative bestå —
Present participle bestående
Past participle bestådd
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