bestehen bleiben
German, verb[bəˈʃteːən ˈblaɪ̯bn̩]
bestehen bleiben is spelled B-E-S-T-E-H-E-N-B-L-E-I-B-E-N (15 letters). Bestehen bleiben is a German verb meaning “to remain in place, to continue, to go on, to last” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bestehen bleiben mean in English?
verb
- 1
to remain in place, to continue, to go on, to last
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of bestehen bleiben
- bleibt bestehen present singular third-person
- blieb bestehen past
- bestehen geblieben participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 1 strong
- bestehen bleibend participle present
- bestehen zu bleiben infinitive infinitive-zu
- bleibe bestehen first-person indicative present
- bleiben bestehen first-person indicative plural
- bleibst bestehen indicative present second-person
- bleibest bestehen second-person singular subjunctive
- bleibet bestehen plural second-person subjunctive
- blieben bestehen first-person indicative plural
- bliebe bestehen first-person singular subjunctive
- bliebst bestehen indicative preterite second-person
- bliebt bestehen indicative plural preterite
- bliebest bestehen second-person singular subjunctive
- bliebet bestehen plural second-person subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bestehen bleiben?
- [bəˈʃteːən ˈblaɪ̯bn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.