bevorstehen

German

Etymology

bevor + stehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːən]
  • Hyphenation: be‧vor‧ste‧hen

Verb

bevorstehen (irregular, third-person singular simple present steht bevor, past tense stand bevor, past participle bevorgestanden, past subjunctive stände bevor or stünde bevor, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. To be imminent
  2. To approach
  3. To impend

Usage notes

In Southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the auxiliary verb sein is used instead of haben.

Conjugation

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