Stellung beziehen
to take a stand
Türkçe: tavır almak
In a sentence
Der Politiker bezieht klar Stellung gegen die Reform.
How it is used
Means 'to take a stand' on a controversial issue. Formal register. Use in a debate: 'Der Politiker bezieht klar Stellung zur Klimapolitik.' Stronger than 'Stellung nehmen'; implies commitment.
Other verbs that go with Stellung
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- Stellung nehmen zu+Dat.to take a position on an issue
- in Stellung gehento take up a position
- die Stellung haltento hold one's ground
All collocations with Stellung
Other collocations built on beziehen
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