besetzen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German besetzen, from Old High German bisezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *bisattjan, 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 === IPA(key): /bəˈzɛtsən/, [bəˈzɛtsn̩] (Germany) IPA(key): /b̥eˈsɛtsɛn/, [b̥eˈsɛtsn̩] (Austria) Hyphenation: be‧set‧zen === Verb === besetzen (weak, third-person singular present besetzt, past tense besetzte, past participle besetzt, auxiliary haben) (military and general) to occupy (film, theater) to cast (choose someone for a performing part) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Besetzen Besetzer Besetzung Besatzung ==== Related terms ==== Besatzer Besatzungsmacht === Further reading === “besetzen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “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) (transitive) to occupy (transitive, military) to occupy, to take (transitive, a seat or space) to reserve, to hold (transitive, a job or role) to fill (transitive, film, theater) to cast ==== Conjugation ====