stellen
Meaning
- (figuratively,transitive,weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- (transitive,weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- (transitive,weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- (transitive,weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- (causative,form-of,transitive,weak) causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- (reflexive,weak) to expose oneself to, to succumb to, to come out to face, to confront
- (transitive,weak) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
- (reflexive,weak) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
Concepts
be efficacious
have effect
cause to take place
make use of
make stand
mount on
pass oneself off
put on clothes
put onto
do something in advance
immit
drive to the wall
turn to account
be effective
fit on
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
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”).
stehen
- (intransitive,irregular,strong) to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
- (intransitive,irregular,strong) to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
- (intransitive,irregular,strong) to stay; to be still
- (copulative,intransitive,irregular,strong) to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
- (irregular,strong) to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
- (irregular,strong) to represent, to stand for
- (irregular,strong) to support, to stand by
- (Switzerland,irregular,strong) to put, place
- (colloquial,intransitive,irregular,strong) to fancy
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