zetten
Meaning
-
- (transitive) to set, to put
- (transitive) to typeset
- (transitive) to make ready, prepare, brew (mostly of hot drinks)
- (transitive) to put out (shoewear) overnight, traditionally at the fireplace, now sometimes at the door or radiator, so that Sinterklaas can leave treats or small gifts in it
Frequency
Hyphenated as
zet‧ten
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzɛ.tə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch setten, from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti. A causative verb to zitten (“to sit”).
New
zet
-
- (masculine) shove, push
- (masculine) move, turn (e.g. in a game)
Improve your pronunciation
Start learning Dutch with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "zetten" and many other words and sentences in Dutch.
Go to our Dutch course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Sentences