German

Noun

Stellen

1. plural of Stelle

Dutch

Verb

stellen

1. (transitive) to position; place
2. (transitive) to state, to put forward
3. (reflexive) to take one's stand
4. (transitive, chemistry) to standardize a solution by titration

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

stellen

1. Plural form of stel

German

Etymology

From Old High German stellen, from Proto-Germanic *stallijaną. More at stell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃtɛln̩], [ˈʃtɛlən]

Verb

stellen ‎(third-person singular simple present stellt, past tense stellte, past participle gestellt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to pose (a question, a riddle)

   Kann ich dir eine Frage stellen?

   Can I pose a question to you?

2. (transitive) to position
3. (transitive) to put
4. (transitive) to catch

   Die Polizei stellte den Dieb.

   The police caught the thief.

5. (reflexive) to surrender

   Der Dieb stellte sich der Polizei.

   The thief surrendered to the police.

6. (transitive) to set, adjust (a clock)
7. (reflexive) to place oneself, get
8. (reflexive, with gerund or adjective) to feign, to pretend to

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (put, position): legen, setzen
• (catch): fangen

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German stellen, from Proto-Germanic *stallijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtælən/

Verb

stellen ‎(third-person singular present stellt, past participle gestallt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to put, to place
2. (transitive) to pose (a question, etc.)
3. (transitive or reflexive) to put forward (a suggestion, etc.)
4. (transitive) to set, to adjust (an alarm clock, a thermostat, etc.)
5. (transitive or reflexive) to stand
6. (reflexive) to surrender
7. (reflexive) to behave, to comport, to act

Conjugation

Derived terms