
umsetzen is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
umsetzen
implement / convert
/ˈʊmˌzɛt͡sn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
umsetzen, setzte um, hat umgesetzt
Practice "umsetzen"
Examples — umsetzen in a sentence
Wir setzen den Plan um.
We implement the plan.
Die Idee wurde schnell umgesetzt.
The idea was implemented quickly.
How to remember it
"um" (around/into) + setzen → set into action: implement.
Word family
setzen family · 12 related words
- absetzen discontinue / remove Shifted meaning
- ansetzen apply / schedule / start Shifted meaning
- einsetzen Coming soon to insert; to deploy, to use Shifted meaning
- fortsetzen continue Shifted meaning
- umsetzen implement / convert Not predictable
- versetzen Coming soon to move, to transfer Shifted meaning
- voraussetzen Coming soon to presuppose, to assume Not predictable
- zurücksetzen reset