einsetzen
Meaning
- (weak) to put in; set in; insert
- (weak) to implant
- (weak) to use; employ
- (weak) to appoint
- (weak) to risk
- (weak) to stake
- (intransitive, weak) to start; begin
- (reflexive, weak) to speak up for; to dedicate considerable mental or physical energy in pursuit of
Concepts
pose as
set someone up
pass oneself off
fix into a container
Synonyms
hineintun
hineinlegen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʔaɪ̯nzɛtsn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German īnsetzen, insetzen, from Old High German insezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *insattjan. Equivalent to ein- + setzen. Compare English inset.
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