verweisen

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German

Etymology

From two separate but related verbs. From Middle High German verwīzen, Old High German firwīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *frawītan, from Proto-Germanic *frawītaną and the second verb from Middle High German verwīsen, from unattested Old High German *firwīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *frawīsijan, from Proto-Germanic *frawīsijaną. By surface analysis, ver- +‎ weisen.

Pronunciation

Verb

verweisen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verweist, past tense verwies, past participle verwiesen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to refer
  2. to relegate
  3. (transitive) to eject; to expel
    Der Spieler wurde des Platzes verwiesen.
    The player was ejected from the field.
    Der Richter ließ ihn des Saales verweisen.
    The judge had him expelled from the hall.
    jemanden des Landes verweisen
    to expel someone from the country

Usage notes

  • For the ditransitive usage, the genitive may be replaced by a prepositional phrase in less formal contexts: jemanden vom Platz verweisen; jemanden aus dem Saal verweisen.

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Further reading

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