zetten

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛ.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zet‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛtən
• Homophone: Zetten

From Middle Dutch setten, from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti. A causative verb to zitten (“to sit”).

zetten

1. (transitive) to set, to put

   Coordinate term: leggen

   Hij zette de doos op tafel. ― He put the box on the table.

2. (transitive, printing) to typeset

   Synonym: letterzetten

3. (transitive) to make ready, prepare, brew (mostly of hot drinks)

   Synonym: bereiden

   Ik zet zo een pot thee. ― I'll prepare a pot of tea in a bit.

   Het eerste wat ik 's ochtends doe is een kop koffie zetten. ― The first thing I do in the morning is prepare a cup of coffee.

4. (transitive) to put out (shoewear) overnight, traditionally at the fireplace, now sometimes at the door or radiator, so that Sinterklaas can leave treats or small gifts in it

   Heb jij van het jaar al een schoentje gezet? ― Have you already placed a shoe for Sinterklaas to leave gifts in this year?

• Afrikaans: sit
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sete
• Negerhollands: set, sit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

zetten

1. plural of zet