abstellen

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to put down, to set down
  2. (transitive, weak) to put down, to set down
  3. (transitive, weak) to put down, to set down
  4. (transitive, weak) to put down, to set down
  5. (transitive, weak) to move someone away from their usual post or job
  6. (transitive, weak) to move someone away from their usual post or job
  7. (transitive, weak) to turn off, to switch off
  8. (transitive, weak) to put a stop to (bad behaviour, a reocurring issue)
  9. (weak) to focus on, to take into account

Opposite of
anstellen, anmachen, anschalten, einschalten, anschmeißen
Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

abstelle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈapʃtɛlən/
Etymology

From Middle High German abestellen. Equivalent to ab- + stellen.

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