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Definitions

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  • verb transitive To stand against; oppose; withstand.
  • verb transitive To understand; comprehend.

Etymologies

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From Middle English forstanden, from Old English forstandan ("to defend, help, protect, withstand, prevent, hinder, resist, oppose, benefit, avail, understand, signify, be equal to"), from Proto-Germanic *farstandanan, *frastandanan (“to understand, oppose”), equivalent to for- +‎ stand. Cognate with Dutch verstaan ("to understand"), German verstehen ("to understand"), Swedish förstå ("to comprehend, understand").

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Examples

  • The Sergeant Major poured out a volume of questions in German, to which we replied, "Nix forstand."

    Three Times and Out: A Canadian Boy's Experience in Germany Nellie L. McClung 1918

  • Den lille kernefamilie er ikke - så vidt jeg kunne bedømme - fattige i nogen meningsfuld forstand, men deres forældre og bedsteforældre var. Og de gav skammen ved at være fattig videre til far og mor, som nu giver den videre til deres lille datter.

    Blogbot - forsiden 2010

  • Denne gang ikke med diverse albums, men med en personlig samling af i enhver forstand enestående sange, der passer til sommertiden.

    Blogbot - forsiden 2010

  • Man skal opdrage uden at opdrage i gammeldags tugtende forstand (den du elsker, tugter du …).

    Blogbot - forsiden 2010

  • Umyndighed er mangelen på evne til at betjene sig af sin forstand uden en andens ledelse.

    Blogbot - forsiden 2009

  • Her i udpluk om den økonomisk-sociologiske forstand og den juridiske:

    Blogbot - forsiden 2009

  • I can also see how it’ll be loose enough to allow forstand-alone episodes that could draw casual viewers who aren’t wrappedup in the mythology.

    'Fringe': What did you think of J.J. Abrams' latest? | EW.com 2008

  • Slide 29: Lev Manovich "The Language of New Media: Computerbilledets tre lag • cinematographic appearance • illusorisk, immediacy • digital materiality • fremmedgørelse, interaktion, • computational (software driven) logic • funktionel, logisk, kontrol, transparens (i HCI forstand) 12

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