bestehen meaning and definition in german

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irregular, third-person singular simple present besteht, past tense bestand, past participle bestanden, past subjunctive bestände or bestünde, auxiliary haben
  1. label to succeed, to pass (an exam) Er hat die Prüfung bestanden.
    He has passed the exam.
  2. label to consist (aus ‎(of))
  3. label to exist Durch geschicktes Management blieb die Firma auch im starken Wettbewerb bestehen.
    By smart management the company survived in the strong competition.
  4. label to insist (auf ‎(on)) Er besteht darauf, dass dem Druck nicht nachgegeben wird.
    He insists on not giving in to the pressure.
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