bestävd

Bestävd is an adjective in Swedish used to describe something that has been established, proven, or confirmed. In contemporary usage it appears mainly in formal, scientific, or legal language; in everyday speech Swedes more commonly use bevisad, fastställd, or vedertagen. The sense is that a claim, finding, or fact has received sufficient confirmation to be regarded as reliable or accepted.

The exact etymology of bestävd is uncertain in standard dictionaries because the related verb bestäva is rarely used in modern Swedish. The form functions mainly as a literary or technical term, often appearing in expressions such as bestävd teori, bestävt faktum, or bestävd källa, where it signals degree of confidence beyond everyday assertion. In practice, contemporary Swedish tends to prefer bevisad or fastställd, but bestävd may still occur in older texts or specialized discourse.

Exempel på användning är: Denna teori är bestävd av flera oberoende studier. Fyndet anses vara bestävt inom fältet. Praxis i branschen är väl bestävd. I allmänna sammanhang används ofta synonymerna bevisad, fastställd eller vedertagen.