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setzen.

causative of sitzen: to set; to put

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈzɛtsən/[ˈzɛtsn̩]Germany/ˈsɛtsɛn/[ˈsɛtsn̩]Austria

  1. causative of sitzen: to set; to put

    causative · form-of · transitive · weak
    sich zur Ruhe setzen

  2. to sit down

    reflexive · weak

  3. to settle (precipitate)

    reflexive · weak

  4. to bet, wager [with auf (+ accusative) ‘on’]

    transitive · weak

  5. to leap [with über (+ accusative) ‘over’]

    intransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan. Cognate with Hunsrik setze, English set, Dutch zetten, and Yiddish זעצן (zetsn).

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