No. 4,213 in German
besetzen
"Besetzen" means "to occupy" or "to staff."
In a sentence
Die Firma möchte die offene Stelle schnell besetzen.
The company wants to quickly fill the vacancy.
In this context, 'besetzen' means to fill or assign a position, typically in a professional or organizational setting.
Die Demonstranten haben das Gebäude besetzt.
The protesters have occupied the building.
Here, 'besetzen' refers to the act of seizing or occupying an area, often in a political or social scenario.
Alle Plätze im Theater sind besetzt.
All seats in the theater are occupied.
In this sentence, 'besetzt' is the past participle and describes the state of being occupied or taken, applied to seating arrangements.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “besetzen” in actual German podcasts.
Find “besetzen” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).