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stillstehen

[ˈʃtɪlˌʃteːən] verb C2
  1. to stand still
  2. to halt · stillgestanden! halt!
  3. to stop (e.g. of a machine) (intransitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
stillstehen
Present (er)
steht still
Präteritum (er)
stand still
Perfekt (er)
hat stillgestanden
Infinitive with zu
stillzustehen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

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Ich meine nicht die kurze Ungeduld an der Kasse im Supermarkt, sondern jene zähe, endlose Langeweile, bei der die Zeit stillzustehen scheint.
Lob der Langeweile, p. 1 · C1

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