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festsetzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appoint verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  • constitute verb To make up or form something when combined with other parts.
  • decide verb To make a choice or judgment after thinking something over.
  • establish verb To set something up so firmly that it becomes permanent or generally accepted.
  • schedule noun A plan that lists when a set of tasks or events will happen.

Senses

festsetzen is used for these senses in English:

  • appoint (obsolete, transitive) To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.
  • constitute (transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
  • decide (intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
  • establish (transitive) To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate.
  • schedule (transitive) To plan (an activity or event) for a specific date or time.

appoint — full definition

  1. verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  2. verb To set or fix a time or place for something, such as a meeting.

constitute — full definition

  1. verb To make up or form something when combined with other parts.
  2. verb To formally establish or set up (a law, body, or authority).

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