anlegen
Meaning
- (transitive,weak) to create
- (ditransitive,weak) to put on (clothing, jewelry, etc.), to strap on
- (reflexive,weak) to start a fight
- (transitive,weak) to lay in, set aside (a supply, a reserve, a stock)
- (transitive,weak) to save (money, capital) with interest, to invest
- (transitive,weak) to apply (criteria, standards)
- (transitive,weak) to lay out, to arrange, to design (a park, garden, etc.)
- (weak) to be determined (to)
- (intransitive,weak) to aim
- (weak) to dock
Concepts
take someone on
impose upon
put onto
lean against
make use of
require
turn to account
call at
address
collide with
crash into
hitch on
hook on
Synonyms
aufnötigen
per Depesche übermitteln
aufstützen
zur Aufbewahrung geben
in Verwahrung geben
im Empfang nehmen
sich anziehen
sich gefallen lassen
hochziehen
in Stuck arbeiten
neigen zu
sich hinsetzen
sich kosten lassen
sich bekleiden
sich umhüllen
reinbuttern
heranmachen
ans Ufer kommen
auf sich nehmen
das Ufer betreten
das Ufer erreichen
eingehen auf
einwilligen in
hineinlegen
hineintun
Frequency
Hyphenated as
an‧le‧gen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʔanˌleːɡŋ̩/
Etymology
an- + legen. From Proto-Germanic *analagjaną.
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