verweisen

refer

verb fer-VY-zen Less Common

Also means

expel

Usage Note

verweisen most often means 'to refer' and takes auf for the thing pointed to: auf etwas verweisen ('to point to something'). With a person and von it means 'to expel', as in jemanden von der Schule verweisen ('to expel someone from school').

Examples

"Er verweist auf den nächsten Absatz."

Natural Translation

He refers to the next paragraph.

Literal Translation

He refers to the next paragraph.

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