"ansetzen" in English ansetzen {v.t.} to put on to roughly calculate sth. Detailed translations for "ansetzen" ansetzen{transitive verb} 1. general ansetzen(also: anfügen, dazulegen, zulegen, umbinden) to put on Ich habe sonst niemanden, den ich darauf ansetzen kann und das wissen Sie. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Look, I don't have anyone else to put on this and you know it. 2. mathematics ansetzen to roughly calculate sth.