abstellen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to put down, to set down
- (transitive, weak) to put down, to set down
- (transitive, weak) to put down, to set down
- (transitive, weak) to put down, to set down
- (transitive, weak) to move someone away from their usual post or job
- (transitive, weak) to move someone away from their usual post or job
- (transitive, weak) to turn off, to switch off
- (transitive, weak) to put a stop to (bad behaviour, a reocurring issue)
- (weak) to focus on, to take into account
Concepts
Opposite of
anstellen, anmachen, anschalten, einschalten, anschmeißen
Synonyms
in Ordnung bringen
Abhilfe schaffen
ausknipsen
auskuppeln
nicht weitermachen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈapʃtɛlən/
Etymology
From Middle High German abestellen. Equivalent to ab- + stellen.
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