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, causative of *sed- (“to sit”).

zetten

1. (transitive) to set, to put
2. (transitive, printing) to typeset

   Synonym: letterzetten

3. (transitive) to make ready, prepare

   Thee zetten.

   To make tea.

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