hinweisen

See also: Hinweisen

German

Etymology

From hin- + weisen.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hin‧wei‧sen
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯zən/, [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯zn̩]

Verb

hinweisen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present weist hin, past tense wies hin, past participle hingewiesen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to portend (to signify)
    Darauf wird mit Warnschildern am Standort deutlich hingewiesen.
    This is clearly indicated on warning signs at the site.
  2. (transitive, with auf + accusative) to point out
    Er hat mich auf meinen Fehler hingewiesen.
    He pointed out my mistake to me.

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Further reading

  • hinweisen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hinweisen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hinweisen” in Duden online
  • hinweisen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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