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ansiedeln

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German

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Etymology

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    an- +‎ siedeln

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈanˌziːdəln/, [ˈʔanˌziːdl̩n]
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    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: an‧sie‧deln

    Verb

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    ansiedeln (weak, third-person singular present siedelt an, past tense siedelte an, past participle angesiedelt, auxiliary haben)

    1. (transitive) to cause to live or be based in a place (e.g. people, businesses, wild animals); to settle; to locate; to establish; to introduce
      Es wurde beschlossen, den Wald zu roden und die Neuankömmlinge dort anzusiedeln.
      It was decided to clear the forest and settle the newcomers there.
    2. (reflexive) to set up a home or base in a place; to settle down; to locate
      Synonym: sich niederlassen
      In dem neu ausgewiesenen Gewerbegebiet siedeln sich immer mehr Firmen an.
      More and more companies are locating in the newly established commercial area.

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • ansiedeln” in Duden online
    • ansiedeln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)