Swedish adjective

bestående

existing, lasting, permanentAlso the present participle of bestå.

Meaning

existing; lasting; permanent

In Swedish: varaktig

Forms

Forms of bestående
Basic formbeståendewith en-words
Neuterbeståendewith ett-words
Plural and definitebeståendeplural nouns, and after den / det / de

Practise bestående

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What does bestående mean?

bestående in a sentence

  • det bestående resultatet av hans arbete
    the aspect of his work for which he is still remembered

Questions

What does bestående mean in English?

bestående means “existing, lasting”.

Similar words

permanentihållandepermanentaständigvaraktigvaraktigt

Nearby common words

bestående is number 7,420 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary