anstellen — meaning in English

English meaning

• draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
• employ verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
• engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
• hire verb To employ someone for pay, or to give someone a job.
• queue noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.

Senses

anstellen is used for these senses in English:

• employ (rare) To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.
• hire (transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
• queue (intransitive) To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
• turn on (transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve. [from 19th c.]
• turn on (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

draw — full definition

1. verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
2. verb To pull something toward oneself or in a particular direction.
3. verb To attract attention, interest, or a crowd.
4. verb To take money out of an account, or to receive a wage or benefit.
5. verb To end a game or contest with neither side winning.

employ — full definition

1. verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
2. verb To make use of something, such as a method, tool, or skill.

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