forestå
See also: foresta and förestå
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
fore- + stå, same as Danish forestå, from older Danish forestaa, forstaa, forstande, from Middle Low German vorstān
Verb
forestå (imperative forestå, present tense forestår, passive forestås, simple past foresto or forestod, past participle forestått, present participle forestående)
- to be in charge of, direct, manage
- to be at hand or imminent
References
- “forestå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “forestå” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).