Dictionary verb *sta- stehen
(verb)

Meanings

1.
to say
("stehen auf/in + Dat"is the German version for "say" in the sense of written text. "auf" is used for signs and board and labels, "in" is used for stuff you open, like emails or books.)
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2.
to stand
(In the very literal sense)
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Opposite (closest): liegen
3.
to like, to dig, to be into something
("stehen auf+Acc" - a very very common colloquial phrase.)
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4.
to fit, to suit
("jemandem (gut/nicht) stehen" - for clothes and similar things.)
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