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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

besetzen.

to occupy

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈzɛtsən/[bəˈzɛtsn̩]Germany/b̥eˈsɛtsɛn/[b̥eˈsɛtsn̩]Austria

  1. to occupy

    general · weak

  2. to cast (choose someone for a performing part)

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German besetzen, from Old High German bisezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *bisattjan, from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (“to set near; set around”), equivalent to be- + setzen. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besätte, West Frisian besette, Dutch bezetten, English beset, German Low German besetten, Danish besætte, Swedish besätta.

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