aanstalten maken

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of German Anstalten machen, a common collocation with the same meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːn.stɑl.tə(n) ˌmaː.kə(n)/

Verb

aanstalten maken

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to take initial or preparatory steps; to start doing something
    De man maakte aanstalten om te vertrekken, maar werd tegengehouden. ― The man started to leave, but was blocked from doing so.

Conjugation

Conjugation of aanstalten maken: see maken.
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