bestehend
Translation
existing, consisting of
Examples
Die bestehende Regelung ist kompliziert.
The existing regulation is complicated.
Die Gruppe, bestehend aus fünf Personen, begann die Arbeit.
The group, consisting of five people, began the work.
Grammar Patterns
((as an adjective)) existing The bestehende Regelung is good.
((aus+3)) consisting of sth. The team, bestehend aus Experten, solved the problem.
Similar Words
Synonyms: existierend, vorhanden; Antonyms: fehlend, nicht existent
Etymology
Present participle of the verb 'bestehen' (to exist, to consist of). From the 'be-' prefix and 'stehen' (to stand), literally meaning 'standing firm' or 'enduring'.
Memory Tips
Imagine something 'standing' (stehen) firmly in place, which means it is 'existing' (bestehend). For 'consisting of', picture the components that 'stand' together to make the whole.