Ansetzen

gerund of ansetzen

(transitive, weak) to set, to place, ready (an implement or tool in the required position for its usage, implying an intent to start using it, e.g. a chisel on stone, a pen on paper, a bottle on the lips)
(transitive, weak) to schedule, to set (a meeting, a procedure, an election)
(transitive, weak) to prepare (a concoction or mixture, such as to start a process that results in the intended product, e.g. fermentation or acquiring a certain aroma)
(transitive, weak) to develop, to start forming (seeds, rust, a patina, etc.)
(transitive, weak) to set someone on something or someone, to set someone to some task (e.g. tracking dogs on a person, detectives or lawyers on a case, workers on a problem)
(intransitive, weak) to begin, to attempt (an act, especially movement, either being interrupted or not yet having had the chance to fully perform it)
(obsolete, transitive, weak) to attack