"forestå" meaning in All languages combined

See forestå on Wiktionary

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: forestå [imperative], forestår [present], forestås [passive], foresto [past], forestod [past], forestått [participle, past], forestående [participle, present]
Etymology: fore- + stå, same as Danish forestå, from older Danish forestaa, forstaa, forstande, from Middle Low German vorstān Etymology templates: {{prefix|nb|fore|stå}} fore- + stå, {{cog|da|forestå}} Danish forestå, {{inh|nb|da|forestaa}} Danish forestaa, {{der|nb|gml|vorstān}} Middle Low German vorstān Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|forestå|present tense|forestår|passive|forestås|simple past|foresto|or|forestod|past participle|forestått|present participle|forestående}} forestå (imperative forestå, present tense forestår, passive forestås, simple past foresto or forestod, past participle forestått, present participle forestående)
  1. to be in charge of, direct, manage
    Sense id: en-forestå-nb-verb-8Uach~mP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28
  2. to be at hand or imminent
    Sense id: en-forestå-nb-verb-BUbpdHgu

Inflected forms

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