German word

veranstalten

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈanʃtaltən/

Meaning

  • verborganize

Example

Die Firma veranstaltet morgen eine Messe.

The company is organizing a trade fair tomorrow.

Illustration for veranstalten (organize)

More examples

Wir veranstalten nächsten Monat einen Workshop.

We are organizing a workshop next month.

Core concept

A team turns a planned event into a real gathering, with its program and practical arrangements ready.

Common phrases

  • veranstaltet eine Party

    host a party

  • veranstalten einen Workshop

    organize a workshop

Similar words

organisieren: Prepare and coordinate everything required for an event to happen without problems.
abhalten: Conduct a meeting, lecture, or similar event in front of an audience.
planen: Set the content, timing, and structure of an event beforehand.
stattfinden: Happen in reality at the planned time and place.

Definition in German

ein Ereignis oder eine Veranstaltung planen, vorbereiten und durchführen, sodass sie tatsächlich stattfindet

Word origin

Veranstalten is a prefixed form of German anstalten, an older verb meaning 'to arrange or prepare,' and came to denote arranging an event so that it takes place.

Usage tips

  • Veranstalten normally takes the event as a direct object, as in eine Messe veranstalten, rather than the people attending it.

Other meanings

  • hostverb
  • runverb
  • stageverb

Opposites

  • absagencancelverb
  • stornierencall offverb

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