stellen

Meaning

  1. (figuratively,transitive,weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
  2. (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. (causative,form-of,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

Synonyms

erledigen

in Ordnung bringen

Kleider anziehen

hochgehen lassen

hoppnehmen

habhaft werden

auffliegen lassen

hineinlegen

hineintun

in die Hände begeben

kaschen

arripieren

zu fassen kriegen

hops nehmen

am Schlaffitchen packen

Kampf aufnehmen

sich anziehen

sich verhalten

Herausforderung stellen

in den Ring steigen

anpflanzen

etwas anlehnen

Fehdehandschuh aufnehmen

Herausforderung annehmen

tätig sein

wirksam sein

Wirkung ausüben

gewachsen sein

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtɛlən/
Etymology

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”).

New
stehen

  1. (intransitive,irregular,strong) to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
  2. (intransitive,irregular,strong) to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
  3. (intransitive,irregular,strong) to stay; to be still
  4. (copulative,intransitive,irregular,strong) to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
  5. (irregular,strong) to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
  6. (irregular,strong) to represent, to stand for
  7. (irregular,strong) to support, to stand by
  8. (Switzerland,irregular,strong) to put, place
  9. (colloquial,intransitive,irregular,strong) to fancy

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