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besetzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fill verb To add enough of something to a container or space so that nothing more can fit.
  • man noun An adult male human being.
  • occupy verb To live in, use, or take up a space.
  • squat adj Short and thick-set; low and broad rather than tall.

Senses

besetzen is used for these senses in English:

  • fill (transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
  • man (transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).
  • occupy To fill or hold (an official position or role).
  • occupy (military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
  • squat To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.

fill — full definition

  1. verb To add enough of something to a container or space so that nothing more can fit.
  2. verb To satisfy a requirement, order, or vacancy.

man — full definition

  1. noun An adult male human being.
  2. noun Human beings collectively; humankind (an older, now often avoided, generic use).
  3. noun A husband or male romantic partner.
  4. verb To supply a place, post, or piece of equipment with the people needed to run or operate it.
  5. intj Used to add emphasis or express strong feeling, regardless of who is being addressed.

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