Translation for "sich vorgenommen" to english

Sich vorgenommen

• made up
• set out to

Translation examples

made up

Eben an diesem Tag hatte er sich vorgenommen, zu schreiben.
To write was the very thing he had made up his mind to do that day.

Am Abend zuvor hatte er sich vorgenommen, einen Besuch bei Abraham Andersson zu machen.
Last night he'd made up his mind to visit Abraham Andersson.

»Wie geht's dir?« und hatte den Eindruck, daß Stiller sich vorgenommen hatte, nicht zu klagen.
I asked, 'How are you?' and received the impression that Stiller had made up his mind not to complain.

Er hatte getan, was er sich vorgenommen hatte: Er hatte Oscar Chabut erschossen.
He had made up his mind to act, and he had done so. He had killed Oscar Chabut.

Dann landete ich in der Gesellschaft dieser Verrückten, die sich vorgenommen hatten, die Erinnerung der Welt zu retten.
Then I landed up with that bunch of loonies who had made up their minds to save the memory of the world.

set out to

Er hatte alles erreicht, was er sich vorgenommen hatte.
He had accomplished what he had set out to do.

Würde sie erreichen, was sie sich vorgenommen hatte?
Would she be able to accomplish what she had set out to do?