anstellen

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German

Etymology

From an- +‎ stellen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔanʃtɛln̩/, /ˈʔanʃtɛlən/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧stel‧len

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

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Further reading

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