ansetzen

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German

Etymology

an- +‎ setzen. Compare English onset.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: an‧set‧zen

Verb

ansetzen (weak, third-person singular present setzt an, past tense setzte an, past participle angesetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to implement
  2. to attack
  3. to start
  4. (transitive) to schedule
    In diesem Fall wird ein Ersatztermin angesetzt.
    In this case an alternative date will be set.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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