bistå

See also: bista and Bista

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Etymology

bi- (“by the side of”) +‎ stå; from Middle Low German bistan

Verb

bistå (imperative bistå, present tense bistår, passive bistås, simple past bistod or bisto, past participle bistått, present participle bistående)

  1. to stand by (support; be ready to provide assistance)
  2. to assist, help

References

Swedish

Etymology

bi- +‎ stå

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oː

Verb

bistå (present bistår, preterite bistod, supine bistått, imperative bistå)

  1. to help and support; to stand by (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bistå (class 6 strong)
active passive
infinitive bistå bistås
supine bistått biståtts
imperative bistå —
imper. plural1 bistån —
present past present past
indicative bistår bistod bistås bistods
ind. plural1 bistå bistodo bistås bistodos
subjunctive2 bistå bistode bistås bistodes
present participle bistående
past participle bistådd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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