stehen
Stehen is a common German verb with several related senses. The primary meaning is to be in an upright position or to be located somewhere: man steht, something steht on a shelf. It can also mean to stand for or represent something, as in Es steht für Qualität (This stands for quality). In addition, stehen is used in expressions describing state, location, or evaluation, such as Es steht fest (It is established/clear) or Das steht dir gut (That suits you).
Conjugation and forms: The verb is irregular in the past tense. Present tense: ich stehe, du stehst,
Usage notes and examples: Stehen governs location with prepositions and inanimate objects: Der Laden steht gegenüber
Etymology and related forms are conventional for a core German verb and its derivatives, and stehen remains