Aanstellen
Example: Het bedrijf wil een nieuwe manager aanstellen voor het team.
Definition
"Aanstelle" means to officially assign or appoint someone to a position or role, often within a company or organization, such as appointing a new manager for a team.
Etymology
The Dutch word "aanstellen" comes from the combination of "aan," meaning 'on' or 'to,' and "stellen," which means 'to place' or 'to set.' Together, it conveys the idea of placing someone onto a position or role. Did you know? The verb "stellen" originally meant 'to put or set,' making "aanstellen" a natural evolution to mean 'appoint.'
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"Aanstellen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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