zetten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
- put verb To move something into a particular place or position.
- set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
- sic adv Used in brackets after a quoted word to show it is copied exactly as written, errors included.
- stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
Senses
zetten is used for these senses in English:
- distress To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
- jump (intransitive) To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
- parenthesize To place text in parentheses.
- put To physically place (something or someone somewhere).
- set (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- set (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
- stand (intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
- stand up (transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up.
distress — full definition
- noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.
jump — full definition
- verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
- verb To increase suddenly and sharply.
- verb To react with a sudden, involuntary start, usually from fright or surprise.
- noun An act of jumping, or a sudden increase.