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offenstehend

German, adjective[ˈɔfn̩ˌʃteːənt]

offenstehend is a German adjective meaning “being open, standing open” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of offenstehen.

What does offenstehend mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    being open, standing open

    eine sperrangelweit offenstehende Tür

  2. 2

    due, unsettled, outstanding

    ein offenstehender Betrag

verb

  1. 1

    present participle of offenstehen

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of offenstehend

  • offenstehender masculine nominative singular
  • offenstehende feminine nominative singular
  • offenstehendes neuter nominative singular
  • offenstehenden genitive masculine singular
  • offenstehendem dative masculine singular
  • der offenstehende definite includes-article masculine
  • die offenstehende definite feminine includes-article
  • das offenstehende definite includes-article neuter
  • die offenstehenden definite includes-article nominative
  • des offenstehenden definite genitive includes-article
  • der offenstehenden definite feminine genitive
  • dem offenstehenden dative definite includes-article
  • den offenstehenden dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce offenstehend?

  • [ˈɔfn̩ˌʃteːənt]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.