German

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Etymology

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From an- +‎ stellen.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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