Meaning

  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

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stelle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtɛlən/
Etymology

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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