bestaan

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Etymology

From Dutch bestaan, from Middle Dutch bestaen.

Verb

bestaan (present bestaan, present participle bestaande, past participle bestaan)

  1. (intransitive) to exist

Noun

bestaan (uncountable)

  1. existence

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈstaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧staan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bestaen. Equivalent to be- +‎ staan.

Verb

bestaan

  1. (intransitive) to exist, to be
    Ik denk, dus ik besta.
    I think therefore I am.
  2. (intransitive) to consist, to be made [+ uit (object) = out of]
    Aardolie is een fossiele brandstof bestaande uit ketens van koolwaterstoffen.
    Petroleum is a fossil fuel consisting of hydrocarbon chains.
Inflection
Inflection of bestaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed)
infinitive bestaan
past singular bestond
past participle bestaan
infinitive bestaan
gerund bestaan n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bestabestond
2nd person sing. (jij) bestaatbestond
2nd person sing. (u) bestaatbestond
2nd person sing. (gij) bestaatbestondt
3rd person singular bestaatbestond
plural bestaanbestonden
subjunctive sing.1 bestabestonde
subjunctive plur.1 bestaanbestonden
imperative sing. besta
imperative plur.1 bestaat
participles bestaandbestaan
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Gerund of the verb bestaan.

Noun

bestaan n (uncountable)

  1. existence
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Participle

bestaan (not used adjectivally)

  1. past participle of bestaan
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