bistå

See also: bista and Bista

Norwegian Bokmål

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
Participles
Present participle bistående
Past participle bistådd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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