einrichten

furnish

verb YN-rikh-ten Less Common

Also means

set up

Usage Note

einrichten is separable and means to furnish a room or set up an arrangement: eine Wohnung einrichten. Reflexively, sich auf etwas einrichten means 'to prepare oneself for something'; the noun Einrichtung covers both furnishings and an institution.

Examples

"Wir richten die Wohnung neu ein."

Natural Translation

We are furnishing the flat anew.

Literal Translation

We furnish the flat anew [prefix].

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