# bestand
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English bistanden, bestanden, from Old English bestandan, from Proto-Germanic *bistandaną (“to surround, support”). Equivalent to be- +‎ stand.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ænd

### Verb

bestand (third-person singular simple present bestands, present participle bestanding, simple past and past participle bestood)
* (transitive) To stand by or near; stand around.
* (transitive) To beset; stand around in hostility; harass.
** 1880, Sidney Lanier, Alfred Kappes, Sir Thomas Malory, The Boy's King Arthur:[...] that is my lord and uncle King Arthur, for he is full straitly bestood [sore beset] with a false traitor, which is my half brother Sir Mordred, [...]
* (transitive) To surround; encompass.
** 1846, Polydore Vergil, Sir Henry Ellis, Polydore Vergil's English history:Wherefore the Brittishe bisshops, bestood with weapons and enemies, when thei coulde not execute all functions, and perceaved that the prelates their neighbours weare prompte to assiste them, [...]
* (transitive) To serve; be of service to; be ready to serve or aid.
** 1904, Donald Grant Mitchell, American Lands and Letters:[...] and, inherited Puritan crust of stiffness that rarely left him, and which bestood him well under the ceremonials of his mission, whether at London (1846- 49) or later (1867-74) in Berlin.
** 1907, Donald Grant Mitchell, The works of Donald G. Mitchell:Would not children come kindly to such out-of-door lessons, and to such practical knowledge as would always bestand them well?

#### Synonyms

* (to serve): bestead; See also Thesaurus:serve

### Anagrams

* ant-beds, tan beds

## Danish
### Etymology

From Low German bestant.

### Noun

bestand c (singular definite bestanden, plural indefinite bestande)
* population (of an animal species)
* total number (of something)

#### Derived terms

* abebestand
* andebestand
* bjørnebestand
* bogbestand
* bæverbestand
* dyrebestand
* egernbestand
* fiskebestand
* fuglebestand
* hundebestand
* kattebestand
* kvægbestand
* løvebestand
* menneskebestand
* musebestand
* slangebestand
* sælbestand
* tigerbestand
* uglebestand
* vildtbestand
* ynglebestand

### References

* “bestand” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch bestant. Equivalent to be- +‎ stand, compare German Bestand.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bəˈstɑnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: be‧stand
* Rhymes: -ɑnt

### Noun

bestand n (plural bestanden, diminutive bestandje n)
* archive, file
* (computing) file
* truce
    Twaalfjarig Bestand — Twelve Years' truce

#### Derived terms

* bestanddeel
* bestandsformaat
* ledenbestand
* tekstbestand
* Twaalfjarig Bestand on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

#### Descendants

* Negerhollands: bestand

### Adjective

bestand (not comparable)
* capable of withstanding, capable to withstand
    Dit huis is bestand tegen stormen. — This house can withstand storms.

#### Declension
### Anagrams

* batsend

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ant

### Verb

bestand
* first/third-person singular preterite of bestehen

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Low German bestant; compare with German Bestand.

### Noun

bestand m (definite singular bestanden, indefinite plural bestander, definite plural bestandene)
* stock (e.g. of fish)
* stand (e.g. of trees)
* population (of wild animals / birds)

#### Derived terms

* bestanddel

### References

* “bestand” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Low German bestant.

### Noun

bestand m (definite singular bestanden, indefinite plural bestandar, definite plural bestandane)
* stock (e.g. of fish)
* stand (e.g. of trees)
* population (of wild animals / birds)

### References

* “bestand” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.