What does sich stellen in German mean?

What is the meaning of the word sich stellen in German? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sich stellen in German.

The word sich stellen in German means assign oneself, put, stand, put out, provide, think of, confront, pretend, surrender, set, arrest, assign, stand up for, pose. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sich stellen

assign oneself

(eine Tat zugeben)

Der Täter stellte sich freiwillig.

The criminal faced himself in.

put

(Sache: an Platz bringen)

den Stuhl unter den Tisch stellen

to put the chair under the table

stand

(an einen Platz begeben)

Stellen Sie sich bitte zur Wand.

Please stand against the wall.

put out

([etw] auslegen)

ein Produkt zur Schau stellen

to display a product

provide

(bereitstellen)

Sicherheitspersonal für ein Ereignis stellen

to provide security staff for an event

think of

(Einstellung zu [etw] haben)

sich zu einem Problem stellen

to have an opinion about an issue

confront

(mit [etw] konfrontieren)

sich einer schweren Krankheit stellen

to face a severe disease

pretend

(Zustand vortäuschen)

Er stellte sich extra dumm, weil er den Job nicht wollte.

He pretended to be especially stupid because he did not want the job.

surrender

(sich ergeben)

sich der Polizei stellen

to surrender to the police

set

(Gerät: Einstellung)

die Musik auf stumm stellen

to set the music to mute

arrest

(festnehmen)

Der Kommissar stellte den Dieb.

The inspector arrested the thief.

assign

(Aufgabe geben)

eine schwierige Rechenaufgabe stellen

to assign a difficult arithmetic task

stand up for

(ugs, übertragen (jemanden verteidigen)

pose

(Körperhaltung einnehmen)

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