besetzen

See also: besëtzen

German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (to set near; set around), equivalent to be- + setzen. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besätte, West Frisian besette, Dutch bezetten, English beset, German Low German besetten, Danish besætte, Swedish besätta.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /bəˈzɛtsən/, [bəˈzɛtsn̩]

Verb

besetzen (weak, third-person singular present besetzt, past tense besetzte, past participle besetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (military and general) to occupy
  2. (film, theater) to cast (choose someone for a performing part)

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • besetzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • besetzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • besetzen” in Duden online
  • besetzen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From be- + setzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈzætsen/, [bəˈzætsən]

Verb

besetzen (third-person singular present besetzt, past participle besat, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to occupy
  2. (transitive, military) to occupy, to take
  3. (transitive, a seat or space) to reserve, to hold
  4. (transitive, a job or role) to fill
  5. (transitive, film, theater) to cast

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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