stehen

Definitions of stehen
  1. verb
    enhance the appearance of
    synonyms: kleiden
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    ausschmücken, schönmachen, verschönern
    make more beautiful
  2. verb
    come to a halt, stop moving
    synonyms: anhalten, halten
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    antonyms:
    starten
    begin or set in motion
  3. verb
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
    synonyms: enden
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    antonyms:
    anfangen, anlaufen
    have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
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    schließen, zumachen
    come to a close
    ausgehen
    result or end
    einschlafen, versanden, versickern, versiegen
    end weakly
    verfallen
    lose validity
  4. verb
    be standing; be upright
    synonyms: dastehen
    stellen
    put into an upright position
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    antonyms:
    dasitzen, hocken, sitzen
    be seated
    hinsetzen, niedersetzen, setzen
    show to a seat; assign a seat for
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    types:
    anstehen
    form a queue, form a line, stand in line
    type of:
    ruhen
    not move; be in a resting position
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