aanstellen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch aenstellen. Equivalent to aan + stellen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːnˌstɛlə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: aan‧stel‧len

Verb

aanstellen

  1. (transitive) to appoint, to commission, to name for a role
  2. (reflexive) to behave in an exaggerating, immature manner (e.g. childishly, with excessive emotionality, a sense of victimhood, or entitlement, etc.); to attitudinize
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to put in place, to set up, to install

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: aanstel
  • Petjo: anstiel, aanstiel

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