anstellen

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German

Etymology

an- +‎ stellen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔanʃtɛln̩/, /ˈʔanʃtɛlən/
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Verb

anstellen (weak, third-person singular present stellt an, past tense stellte an, past participle angestellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to queue, to line up
  2. (transitive) to hire, to appoint
  3. (transitive) to switch on, to power up, to enable
    Synonyms: anmachen, anschalten, einschalten, anschmeißen, aktivieren
    Antonyms: ausmachen, ausstellen, abstellen, abschalten, deaktivieren
  4. (transitive) to get into, to be up to (trouble, mischief, etc.)
  5. (colloquial, reflexive) to behave
  6. (colloquial, transitive) to perform

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • anstellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anstellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • anstellen” in Duden online
  • anstellen” in OpenThesaurus.de