anmahnen

to remind repeatedly, to urge insistently

verb AN-mah-nen Rare

Also means

to call for something with emphasis

Usage Note

Anmahnen is used in formal and journalistic language to express an urgent, repeated call for something — mehr Transparenz anmahnen (to call insistently for more transparency). It is stronger than a simple bitten but less forceful than fordern.

Examples

"Der Experte mahnte erneut mehr Vorsicht im Umgang mit den Daten an."

Natural Translation

The expert once again urged greater caution in handling the data.

Literal Translation

The expert urged again more caution in the handling with the data at.

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