festlegen

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German

Etymology

fest +‎ legen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛstleːɡn̩/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛstleːɡŋ̩/
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Verb

festlegen (weak, third-person singular present legt fest, past tense legte fest, past participle festgelegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to set, to determine
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 29/2010, page 75:
      Das Gesetz legt unter anderem fest, dass die Regierung eine Bank im Falle ihrer drohenden Pleite geordnet abwickeln kann.
      The law determines among other things that the government can wind up a bank in an orderly fashion in case of its impending bankruptcy.
  2. (reflexive) to commit oneself to… (sich auf … festlegen )
    Wir müssen uns auf dieses Projekt festlegen.
    We must commit ourselves to this project.

Conjugation

Further reading

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