Bereitsteht

Bereitsteht is the present tense form used in German to express that something or someone is ready or available. In standard usage, the common construction is zwei Wörter: er/sie/es steht bereit, meaning “is ready” or “stands ready.” The infinitive is bereitstehen, formed from bereit (ready) and stehen (to stand). The fused form bereitsteht can appear in headlines or stylistic contexts, but the normative sentence structure is two words.

Meaning and usage

Bereitstehen describes an immediate state of readiness or availability to act, deploy, or be used. It is widely used for people, equipment, resources, or services that are on standby. Examples include: Die Ausrüstung steht bereit. Der Notdienst steht bereit. In more formal or administrative contexts, phrases like zur Verfügung stehen or Bereitstellung are related concepts, emphasizing availability and provisioning rather than the act of standing by.

Grammar and related forms

Bereitstehen is a regular verb whose present-tense forms are built from stehen with the sense of readiness: ich stehe bereit, du stehst bereit, er steht bereit, wir stehen bereit, ihr steht bereit, sie stehen bereit. The noun form Bereitstellung refers to provisioning or deployment, while Bereitschaft denotes a state of readiness or willingness to act. Zur Verfügung stehen is a closely related expression meaning “to be available.”

Examples of usage

Common scenarios include logistics, emergency services, event planning, and customer support where resources are expected to be immediately usable. The phrasing emphasizes immediacy and operability, not merely potential readiness.