ansetzen

to schedule, to set (a meeting, a procedure, an election)

B1 rank #6,679

Meanings

Verb

to schedule, to set (a meeting, a procedure, an election)
to set, to place, to position (an implement or tool ready for use, e.g. a chisel on stone, a pen on paper)
to prepare (a concoction or mixture, such as to start a process that results in the intended product, e.g. fermentation or acquiring a certain aroma)
to develop, to start forming (seeds, rust, a patina, etc.)

Er setzte die Säge am Brett an.

He placed the saw on the board.

infinitive ansetzen

he/she/it setzt an

simple past setzte an

perfect hat angesetzt

takes + Akkusativ; für + Akkusativ; auf + Akkusativ