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versetzen

/fərˈzɛtsən/ verb B2
  1. to move, displace, especially something heavy or fixed · Ich will den Baum ausgraben und drei Meter nach links versetzen lassen. I’m going to have the tree dug out and moved three metres to the left.
  2. to transfer (to another position, location, etc.) · Seine Familie muss umziehen, weil er nach Karlsruhe versetzt wurde. His family must move house because he’s been transferred to Karlsruhe.
  3. to promote, allow to pass (to the next grade) · Wenn er sich in Deutsch nicht verbessert, wird er nicht versetzt. If he doesn’t get better marks in German, he won’t be promoted to the next grade.
  4. to put (someone in some mental state) · Die Nachricht hat uns alle in Angst versetzt. The news has put us all in a state of fear.· Das hat ihn in Zorn versetzt. That sent him into a rage.
  5. to sell or pawn, especially pieces of one’s private possessions · Sie haben das Silberbesteck versetzt, um in Urlaub fahren zu können. They sold the silver cutlery in order to be able to go on holidays.
  6. to deal (a blow) · Sie versetzte ihm einen freundschaftlichen Klaps auf die Schulter. She dealt him a friendly slap on his shoulder.
  7. to say, reply, retort (dated) · „Das glaube ich kaum“, versetzte er. “I hardly think so,” he replied.
  8. to stand (someone) up; to fail to meet (someone) one had arranged to meet with (no particular romantic connotation unlike with stand up) (colloquial) · Er hat mich gestern versetzt! He stood me up yesterday!
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Verb forms

Infinitive
versetzen
Present (er)
versetzt
Präteritum (er)
versetzte
Perfekt (er)
hat versetzt
Infinitive with zu
zu versetzen

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.