bestellt

Bestellt is a German verb form related to bestellen, meaning to order or to arrange. It functions as the past participle (Partizip II) used with the auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses, as in Ich habe Brot bestellt. In the present tense, bestellen is conjugated as ich bestelle, du bestellst, er/sie/es bestellt, wir bestellen, ihr bestellt, sie bestellen; thus the form besteld appears in er/sie/es bestellt and in ihr bestellt.

The primary senses of bestellen include ordering goods or services, as in Brot bestellen (to order bread) or online bestellen (to place an online order). The noun form Bestellung refers to an order document or the act of ordering, e.g., eine Bestellung aufgeben (to place an order).

Beyond commerce, bestellen also carries other meanings. In agriculture, den Acker bestellen means to cultivate or farm a field. In a formal context, bestellen can mean to appoint or designate someone to a post or office, for example, jemanden zum General bestellen (to appoint someone as general). The sense of arranging or commissioning a service also occurs in various professional or organizational settings.

Etymology traces bestellen to be- plus stellen (to place or set), with be- adding a sense of making or arranging. The term has cognates in related Germanic languages and retains distinct nuances across its uses: ordering, cultivation, and appointment.

Related terms include Bestellung (the act or document of ordering) and Besteller (the requester or customer who places an order).