anlegen

German

Etymology

an- +‎ legen. From Proto-Germanic *analagjaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔanˌleːɡŋ̩/, /ˈʔanˌleːɡən/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧le‧gen

Verb

anlegen (weak, third-person singular present legt an, past tense legte an, past participle angelegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to create
    Heute wurden einige Wiktionary-Einträge angelegt.
    Today, several Wiktionary entries have been created.
    Die Polizei hat eine Akte über diese Person wegen verdächtiger Handlungen angelegt.
    The police have opened a file on this person because of suspicious actions.
  2. (ditransitive) to put on (clothing, jewelry, etc.), to strap on
    Die Beamten legten ihm Handschellen an und brachten ihn weg.
    The officers put handcuffs on him and took him away.
  3. (reflexive, with mit) to start a fight with
  4. (transitive) to lay in, set aside (a supply, a reserve, a stock)
    Die Leute legen Vorräte an Lebensmitteln und Frischwasser an, um sich auf den Sturm vorzubereiten.
    People are stocking up on food and fresh water to prepare for the storm.
  5. (transitive, finance) to save (money, capital) with interest, to invest
    Der Großteil meines Kapitals ist in Wertpapieren angelegt.
    Most of my capital is invested in securities.
    • 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 9:
      Mein Taschengeld legte ich ausschließlich in Büchern an.
      I invested my allowance exclusively in books.
  6. (transitive) to apply (criteria, standards)
    Es scheint, dass nicht für alle die gleichen Maßstäbe angelegt werden.
    It seems that the same standards are not applied to everyone.
  7. (transitive) to lay out, to arrange, to design (a park, garden, etc.)
    Wir wollen die Hecken in zwei Reihen mit einem Weg in der Mitte anlegen.
    We want the hedges laid out in two rows with a path down the middle.
  8. (es darauf anlegen) to be determined (to)
  9. (intransitive, weaponry) to aim [+ auf ( at)]
  10. (nautical) to dock
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 24/2010, page 128:
      Das Schiff legt an, und die Besucher steigen in einen weißen Bus, der sie über die Insel fährt.
      The ship docks and the visitors step into a white bus, which drives them across the island.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “anlegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “anlegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “anlegen” in Duden online
  • “anlegen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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