einsetzen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to put in; set in; insert
  2. (weak) to implant
  3. (weak) to use; employ
  4. (weak) to appoint
  5. (weak) to risk
  6. (weak) to stake
  7. (intransitive, weak) to start; begin
  8. (reflexive, weak) to speak up for; to dedicate considerable mental or physical energy in pursuit of

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

yynemache

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

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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