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ansiedeln

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German

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Etymology

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an- +‎ siedeln

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌziːdəln/, [ˈʔanˌziːdl̩n]
  • Hyphenation: an‧sie‧deln
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Verb

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ansiedeln (weak, third-person singular present siedelt an, past tense siedelte an, past participle angesiedelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cause to live or be based in a place (e.g. people, businesses, wild animals); to settle; to locate; to establish; to introduce
    Es wurde beschlossen, den Wald zu roden und die Neuankömmlinge dort anzusiedeln.
    It was decided to clear the forest and settle the newcomers there.
  2. (reflexive) to set up a home or base in a place; to settle down; to locate
    Synonym: sich niederlassen
    In dem neu ausgewiesenen Gewerbegebiet siedeln sich immer mehr Firmen an.
    More and more companies are locating in the newly established commercial area.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ansiedeln” in Duden online
  • ansiedeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache