stellen

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛlə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: stel‧len
• Rhymes: -ɛlən

From Middle Dutch stellen, from Old Dutch *stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.

stellen

1. (transitive) to position; place

   Synonym: plaatsen

   Deze ontwikkeling stelt ons voor een moeilijk dilemma. ― This development places us before a difficult dilemma.

2. (transitive) to state, to put forward (a question or problem)

   De leraar stelde een moeilijke vraag. ― The teacher stated a difficult question.

   Na het college is er gelegenheid om vragen te stellen. ― There is an opportunity to ask questions after class.

3. (transitive) to suppose (commonly as an imperative and followed by a clause beginning with dat)

   Stel dat we naar Mars kunnen reizen. ― Suppose that we can travel to Mars.

   Stel dat ik de loterij win. ― Suppose I win the lottery.

4. (transitive, chemistry) to standardize a solution by titration

   De laborant stelde de oplossing op punt door titratie. ― The laboratory assistant standardized the solution by titration.

   We moeten de zoutoplossing stellen met behulp van titratie. ― We need to standardize the saline solution using titration.

• Afrikaans: stel
• → Indonesian: setel
• → Caribbean Javanese: setèl, nyetèl
• → Papiamentu: stèl

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

stellen

1. plural of stel

From Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan (“to put, position”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛlən/, ,

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stellen (weak, third-person singular present stellt, past tense stellte, past participle gestellt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright

   Coordinate terms: setzen, legen

   Stell die Flasche auf den Boden! ― Put the bottle on the floor!

   1. (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge

      Die Beklagte stellte den Antrag, die Klage abzuweisen.

      The defendant lodged the application to reject the claim.

      Kann ich dir eine Frage stellen?

      Can I ask you a question?

   2. to provide, to afford, to place at someone's disposal

      Die Schutzbekleidung muss vom Arbeitgeber gestellt werden.

      The protective gear must be provided by the employer.

      Aus dem Sicherungsvertrage war die A-Gesellschaft verpflichtet, eine Bürgschaft zu stellen.

      From the surety agreement the A company was obliged to provide a suretyship.

   3. to encounter and stop

      Die Hunde haben den Hirsch gestellt.

      The hounds stopped the stag.

      Die Polizei stellte den Dieb.

      The police stopped (and arrested) the thief.

   4. to set, adjust

      Synonym: einstellen

      Müssen wir am Sonntag wieder die Uhren stellen?

      Do we have to adjust the clocks again on Sunday?

2. (reflexive) to expose oneself to, to succumb to, to come out to face, to confront

   Du musst dich der Gefahr stellen.

   You have to face the danger.

   Der Dieb stellte sich der Polizei.

   The thief surrendered to the police.

   • 2006, “Brief von der Front” (track 10, 2:39–2:49 from the start), in Sturmabende, performed by Arische Jugend:

     Wir stellen uns den Panzern und Granaten,
     Dem Feinde, der uns gegenüber ficht,
     Denn was ist schon das Leben des Soldaten?
     Der Tod fürs Volk die Heldenpflicht.

     We will face the tanks and grenades
     The enemy who fights in front of us
     For what is the life of the soldier
     Death for the people is the obligation of a hero

4. to feign, to simulate, to pretend
   1. (transitive)

      Es war alles nur gestellt! ― It was all fake!

      Sie hatte ihre Krankheit nur gestellt. ― She merely simulated her ailment.

   2. (reflexive)

      sich tot stellen ― to play dead

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

From Middle High German and Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtælən/

stellen (third-person singular present stellt, past participle gestallt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to put, to place
2. (transitive) to pose (a question, etc.)
3. (transitive or reflexive) to put forward (a suggestion, etc.)
4. (transitive) to set, to adjust (an alarm clock, a thermostat, etc.)
5. (transitive or reflexive) to stand
6. (reflexive) to surrender
7. (reflexive) to behave, to comport, to act

From Old Dutch *stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.

stellen

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• Dutch: stellen
• Limburgish: stèlle

• “stellen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “stellen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I