besetzen — meaning in English
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English meaning
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
- verb To add enough of something to a container or space so that nothing more can fit.
- verb To satisfy a requirement, order, or vacancy.
man — full definition
- noun An adult male human being.
- noun Human beings collectively; humankind (an older, now often avoided, generic use).
- noun A husband or male romantic partner.
- verb To supply a place, post, or piece of equipment with the people needed to run or operate it.
- intj Used to add emphasis or express strong feeling, regardless of who is being addressed.