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bestellen.

to order (e.g. food at a restaurant, items for delivery)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈʃtɛlən/[bəˈʃtɛlən][-ˈʃtɛl̩n]
  1. to order (e.g. food at a restaurant, items for delivery)

    transitive · usually · weak
    Ich bestelle Bier für alle.
  2. to order to come, to summon (to a location)

    transitive · weak
    Die Kanzlerin bestellte mich in ihr Büro.
  3. to reserve (e.g. a table, hotel room)

    transitive · usually · weak
  4. to convey to, to send to (a message, greetings)

    ditransitive · weak
  5. to appoint

    transitive · weak
    Sie wurde zur neuen Pressesprecherin bestellt.
  6. to cultivate, till (a field, by ploughing, manuring etc.)

    transitive · weak
    Ein guter Bauer bestellt den Boden, bevor er pflanzt.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bestellen, from Old High German bistellen. Equivalent to be- + stellen.

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