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bestandig

adjectiveadjektiv

always · stable · durable

PronunciationUttale

bestanˊdi

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk ‘som holder stand, er varig’ from Low German 'which holds out, is lasting'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. motstandsdyktig mot kjemisk nedbrytning;
    holdbardurable
    resistant to chemical breakdown;
    durableholdbar
    • bestandige stoffer stable substances
  2. brukt som adverb: alltidalways used as an adverb: alwaysalltid
    • han er bestandig blid he is always cheerful
    • borte for bestandig gone for good