Translation

1. to introduce (someone), to present transitive, weak
2. debut source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
3. to introduce oneself reflexive, weak

   Und da er keinen Grund hatte, ihr seinen Namen zu verhehlen, so stellte er sich in aller Form vor.

   And because he had no reason to conceal his name from her, he introduced himself in all due form.

4. to imagine, to envision dative, reflexive, transitive, weak

   Ich kann's mir nicht vorstellen!

   I can't imagine this!

   Ehrlich gesagt, habe ich es mir schlimmer vorgestellt.

   Honestly, I imagined it would be worse.

   als du dir vorstellen kannst.

   (more) than you can imagine.

   Er war noch nie im Irrenhaus gewesen, er kannte keine Leute dort, aber er stellte sich hinter der schlossähnlichen Fassade eine Reihe von Gummizellen mit tobsüchtigen Patienten drin vor […].

   So far he had never been to the asylum and didn't know anyone there, but behind the palatial façade he imagined a row of padded cells with raving mad patients in them.

5. to represent, to mean archaic, transitive, weak

   Sein Werth ist also = Arbeitslohn + Profit + Rente + C, welches seinen konstanten Werththeil vorstellt.

   So its value equals wages + profits + pensions + C, which represents the constant part of its value.

6. to move (something) forward transitive, weak
7. to put (the clocks) forward transitive, weak

Conjugation

Indicative

Subjunctive i

Subjunctive ii

Imperative

Translation

1. introduction source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
2. showcasing source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en