versetzen.
to move, displace, especially something heavy or fixed
Meaning & usage
to move, displace, especially something heavy or fixed
Ich will den Baum ausgraben und drei Meter nach links versetzen lassen.
to transfer (to another position, location, etc.)
Seine Familie muss umziehen, weil er nach Karlsruhe versetzt wurde.
to promote, allow to pass (to the next grade)
Wenn er sich in Deutsch nicht verbessert, wird er nicht versetzt.
to put (someone in some mental state)
Die Nachricht hat uns alle in Angst versetzt.
Das hat ihn in Zorn versetzt.
to sell or pawn, especially pieces of one’s private possessions
Sie haben das Silberbesteck versetzt, um in Urlaub fahren zu können.
to deal (a blow)
Sie versetzte ihm einen freundschaftlichen Klaps auf die Schulter.
to say, reply, retort
„Das glaube ich kaum“, versetzte er.
to stand (someone) up; to fail to meet (someone) one had arranged to meet with (no particular romantic connotation unlike with stand up)
Er hat mich gestern versetzt!
to mix
Er versetzt das Bier mit Hopfen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German versetzen, from Old High German firsezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *frasattjan. Equivalent to ver- + setzen. Compare Dutch verzetten, English forset.
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