ansetzen

to set, to place, ready — an implement or tool in the required position for its usage, implying an intent to start using it, e.g. a chisel on stone, a pen on paper, a bottle on the lips

• „Wann kommst du morgen unters Messer?“ – „Die Operation ist für 14 Uhr angesetzt.“

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to schedule, to set — a meeting, a procedure, an election

to prepare — a concoction or mixture, such as to start a process that results in the intended product, e.g. fermentation or acquiring a certain aroma

to develop, to start forming — seeds, rust, a patina, etc.

to set someone on something or someone, to set someone to some task — e.g. tracking dogs on a person, detectives or lawyers on a case, workers on a problemrare

to begin, to attempt — an act, especially movement, either being interrupted or not yet having had the chance to fully perform itrare

to attackrare