seine Claims abstecken
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German
[edit]Verb
[edit]seine Claims abstecken (weak, third-person singular present steckt seine Claims ab, past tense steckte seine Claims ab, past participle seine Claims abgesteckt, auxiliary haben)
- (figuratively) to stake out one's claims
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 32/2010, page 31:
- Andere Firmen versuchen ebenfalls, auf dem neuen Markt ihre Claims abzustecken.
- Other companies are trying likewise to stake out their claims in the new market.
Conjugation
[edit]1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.