einsetzen

German

Etymology

ein- + setzen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯nzɛtsn̩/, /ˈʔaɪ̯nzɛtsən/
  • (file)

Verb

einsetzen (third-person singular simple present setzt ein, past tense setzte ein, past participle eingesetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to put in; set in; insert
  2. to use; employ
  3. to appoint
  4. to risk
  5. to stake
  6. (reflexive, with für + accusative) to speak up for
    • 2017, Xenia Tchoumi, 20 Minuten, 6 March:
      Ich wurde vom International Trade Center eingeladen, einer Unterorganisation der UNO, die sich auch für Frauen in der Arbeitswelt einsetzt.
      I was invited by the International Trade Center, a UN subsidiary that really speaks up for women in the workplace.

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