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regelen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arrange verb To put things into a particular order or position.
  • deal noun An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially a business one.
  • govern verb To run the political affairs of a country, state, or region.
  • prefix noun A group of letters added to the front of a word to change its meaning, such as un- in unhappy or re- in rewrite.
  • regulate verb To control something using rules, especially to make sure it works properly or fairly.
  • slew noun (informal) A large number or amount of something.

Senses

regelen is used for these senses in English:

  • arrange (transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
  • govern (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
  • prefix (transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.]
  • regulate To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
  • set up (transitive) To arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig.
  • set up (informal, transitive, criminology) To trick or lure (someone) in order to entrap them.
  • set up To cause to take flight; to flush into the air.
  • slew (transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.

arrange — full definition

  1. verb To put things into a particular order or position.
  2. verb To plan or organize something in advance.
  3. verb To adapt a piece of music for different instruments or a different style.

deal — full definition

  1. noun An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially a business one.
  2. verb To take action regarding something, or handle a situation.
  3. verb To trade or do business, especially buying and selling.
  4. verb To give out playing cards to players in a game.
  5. noun An indefinite but large amount (usually as "a great deal" or "a good deal").

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