anstellen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German anestellen. Equivalent to an- +‎ stellen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔanʃtɛln̩/, /ˈʔanʃtɛlən/ Hyphenation: an‧stel‧len === Verb === anstellen (weak, third-person singular present stellt an, past tense stellte an, past participle angestellt, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to queue, to line up (transitive) to hire, to appoint (transitive) to switch on, to power up, to enable Synonyms: anmachen, anschalten, einschalten, anschmeißen, aktivieren Antonyms: ausmachen, ausstellen, abstellen, abschalten, deaktivieren (transitive) to get into, to be up to (trouble, mischief, etc.) (colloquial, reflexive) to behave (colloquial, transitive) to perform ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Anstellen, Ansteller, Anstellung anstellend, angestellt ==== Related terms ==== abstellen, aufstellen, ausstellen === Further reading === “anstellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “anstellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “anstellen” in Duden online “anstellen” in OpenThesaurus.de