Meaning 1formal; authoritative · 82%
To give a person a firm instruction about an action they should perform.
Natural examples
Die Leiterin weist uns an, die Unterlagen zu prüfen.
The manager instructs us to check the documents.
Der Trainer wies die Spieler an, enger zusammenzustehen.
The coach instructed the players to stand closer together.
Wir wurden angewiesen, am Haupteingang zu warten.
We were instructed to wait at the main entrance.
Usage note
Use jemanden anweisen, etwas zu tun, with the person in the accusative. This strong separable verb forms wies an and hat angewiesen.
Mini-lesson: anweisen
To give a person a firm instruction about an action they should perform. Use jemanden anweisen, etwas zu tun, with the person in the accusative. This strong separable verb forms wies an and hat angewiesen.
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