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einstellen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  • brace noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
  • cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
  • cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
  • discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
  • dismiss verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
  • employ verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
  • ensue verb To happen afterward, especially as a result of something.
  • hire verb To employ someone for pay, or to give someone a job.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.

Senses

einstellen is used for these senses in English:

  • abate To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure). [from early 15th c.]
  • agistment The taking in by anyone of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
  • brace (transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
  • cancel (transitive, media) To stop production of a programme.
  • discontinue (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
  • dismiss (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
  • employ (rare) To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.
  • ensue (obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th–17th c.]

abate — full definition

  1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

brace — full definition

  1. noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
  2. noun A pair of something, especially game birds or similar items.
  3. verb To prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant, such as an impact or shock.

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