schikken

Meaning

1. (transitive) to arrange, to order
2. (transitive) to be convenient for (e.g. of an appointment time)
3. (reflexive) to accommodate, to adapt
4. (intransitive) to settle, resolve a legal dispute

Concepts

arrange

suit

order

put in order

regulate

tidy

adjust

attune

categorize

collate

conduct

direct

drive

guide

head

lead

regularize

settle

show the way

sort

tune

set up

fit

accommodate

match

set

compose

conform

compromise

dispose

array

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsxɪkə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schicken. Further etymology unclear, found only in continental West Germanic. Cognates are Middle Low German schicken, German schicken.