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stellen

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  1. (causative, form-of, transitive, weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
  2. (figuratively, transitive, weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
  3. (transitive, weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
  4. (transitive, weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
  5. (transitive, weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
  6. (reflexive, weak) to expose oneself to, to succumb to, to come out to face, to confront
  7. (transitive, weak) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
  8. (reflexive, weak) to feign, to simulate, to pretend

stehen

  1. (intransitive, irregular, strong) to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)
  2. (intransitive, irregular, strong) to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere in an upright position)
  3. (intransitive, irregular, strong) to be written, it says (in a book, on a sign, etc.)
  4. (intransitive, irregular, strong) to stay, to be still, to have stopped or not yet started moving
  5. (copulative, intransitive, irregular, strong) to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
  6. (irregular, strong) to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
  7. (irregular, strong) to represent, to stand for
  8. (irregular, strong) to support, to stand by
  9. (Switzerland, irregular, strong) to put, to place
  10. (colloquial, intransitive, irregular, strong) to have a thing for, to fancy
  11. (impersonal, irregular, strong) Used to state the current scoreline in a team sport

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Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stelle

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtɛlən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
stellen
Inherited from Old High German
stellen
In summary

From Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan (“to put, position”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).

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