bistå

See also: bista and Bista

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

bi- (“by the side of”) +‎ stå; from Middle Low German bistan

Verb

bistå (imperative bistå, present tense bistår, passive bistås, simple past bistod or bisto, past participle bistått, present participle bistående)

1. to stand by (support; be ready to provide assistance)
2. to assist, help

References

• “bistå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

bi- +‎ stå

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -oː

Verb

bistå (present bistår, preterite bistod, supine bistått, imperative bistå)

1. to help and support; to stand by (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bistå (class 6 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	bistå		bistås
supine	bistått		biståtts
imperative	bistå		—
imper. plural1	bistån		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bistår	bistod	bistås	bistods
ind. plural1	bistå	bistodo	bistås	bistodos
subjunctive2	bistå	bistode	bistås	bistodes
present participle		bistående
past participle		bistådd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.