Verb

versetzen

Translation

to transfer, to move, to put (into a state), to pawn

Er wurde nach Hamburg versetzt.

He was transferred to Hamburg.

Die Nachricht versetzte uns in Panik.

The news put us into a panic.

Sie musste ihre Uhr versetzen.

She had to pawn her watch.

Der Schüler wird in die nächste Klasse versetzt.

The student is being promoted to the next grade.

j-n ((nach+3 / in+4)) versetzen to transfer sb. (to...) My boss was transferred to Berlin.

j-n in et4 versetzen to put sb. into a state (of...) The film put the audience in a state of fear.

et4 versetzen to pawn sth. He had to pawn his jewelry.

Synonyms: verlegen, übertragen (to transfer); Antonyms: beibehalten (to keep)

Prefix 'ver-' + 'setzen' (to set, to place). 'To set over' or 'to place elsewhere' leads to the meaning 'to transfer'.

Imagine 'setting' an employee in a 'ver-y' different location, i.e., transferring them.