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ansetzen.

to set, to place, ready (an implement or tool in the required position for its usage, implying an intent to start using it, e.g. a chisel on stone, a pen on paper, a bottle on the lips)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʔanˌzɛtsn̩]
  1. to set, to place, ready (an implement or tool in the required position for its usage, implying an intent to start using it, e.g. a chisel on stone, a pen on paper, a bottle on the lips)

    transitive · weak
    den Rotstift ansetzen
    Bevor du die Bohrmaschine ansetzt, solltest du sichergehen, dass dort in der Wand keine Stromleitung verläuft.
  2. to schedule, to set (a meeting, a procedure, an election)

    transitive · weak
    In diesem Fall wird ein Ersatztermin angesetzt.
    Für nächsten März sind Neuwahlen angesetzt.
  3. to prepare (a concoction or mixture, such as to start a process that results in the intended product, e.g. fermentation or acquiring a certain aroma)

    transitive · weak
  4. to develop, to start forming (seeds, rust, a patina, etc.)

    transitive · weak
    Staub ansetzen
  5. to set someone on something or someone, to set someone to some task (e.g. tracking dogs on a person, detectives or lawyers on a case, workers on a problem)

    transitive · weak
    Die Firma hat ihre Anwälte darauf angesetzt, das zu verhindern.
  6. to begin, to attempt (an act, especially movement, either being interrupted or not yet having had the chance to fully perform it)

    intransitive · weak
    zum Überholvorgang ansetzen
    Er setzte zu einer Antwort an, wurde aber unterbrochen.
  7. to attack

    obsolete · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German anesetzen, from Old High German anasezzen. Analyzable as an- + setzen. Compare English onset.

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