No. 159 in Danish
stå
"Stå" in English means "stand."
In a sentence
Jeg står ved bordet.
I stand by the table.
Here 'stå' refers to the physical act of standing in a particular location.
Hvordan kan du stå ved det?
How can you stand by that?
'Stå' here is used figuratively to mean supporting or sticking by something.
Han lader computeren stå tændt.
He leaves the computer turned on.
In this sentence, 'stå' is part of an expression suggesting allowing something to remain in its current state.
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