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gestanden

confess

Das bedeutet, dass jemand auf den Füßen war und nicht saß oder lag.

Definition & meaning

Gestanden has several meanings, depending on its source and context:

  1. Stood — the past participle of stehen , meaning “to be in an upright position.”
    Ich habe lange gestanden means “I stood for a long time.”

  2. Admitted or confessed — the past participle of gestehen , meaning “to acknowledge something, especially a fault or crime.”
    Er hat die Tat gestanden means “He confessed to the act.”

  3. Established, seasoned, or experienced — an adjective describing someone or something proven and established.
    ein gestandener Fachmann means “an experienced, well-established specialist.”

Grammar & Word origin

Gestanden is the past participle of two strong (irregular) verbs:

  • stehen — stand — gestanden
  • gestehen — gestand — gestanden

Both participles use ge- and the ending -en. In perfect-tense sentences, they typically take haben : hat gestanden. As an adjective, gestanden is often placed before a noun.

Synonyms & antonyms

The best alternatives depend on the meaning:

  • For “confessed”: zugegeben [?](vocabuo://word/zugegeben] and eingeräumt [?](vocabuo://word/eingeräumt] mean “admitted” and are often less specifically associated with a confession. Bekannt [?](vocabuo://word/bekannt] can mean “confessed” or “acknowledged,” sometimes with a more personal or moral tone.
    Antonyms: bestritten [?](vocabuo://word/bestritten] (“denied”) and geleugnet [?](vocabuo://word/geleugnet] (“disavowed” or “denied”).

  • For the adjective “experienced or established”: bewährt [?](vocabuo://word/bewährt] (“proven”) and erfahren [?](vocabuo://word/erfahren] (“experienced”) are close in meaning, but emphasize proven reliability and personal experience, respectively.
    Antonyms: unerfahren [?](vocabuo://word/unerfahren] (“inexperienced”) and unbewährt [?](vocabuo://word/unbewährt] (“untested”).

For the literal meaning “stood,” there is no exact antonym; words such as gesessen [?](vocabuo://word/gesessen] (“sat”) or gelegen [?](vocabuo://word/gelegen] (“lay”) describe different positions.

Common phrases & collocations

  • vor Gericht gestanden — “stood trial”
  • die Tat gestanden — “confessed to the act”
  • zu seiner Meinung gestanden — “stood by his opinion”

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Examples

Er gestand endlich seine Schuld, aber es war zu spät.adjective

He finally confessed his guilt, but it was too late.

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