belehren

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German *belēren, from Old High German bilēren. Equivalent to be- +‎ lehren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəˈleːʁən]
  • Hyphenation: be‧leh‧ren
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Verb

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belehren (weak, third-person singular present belehrt, past tense belehrte, past participle belehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to teach, to guide
  2. (transitive, also law)to inform, to explain
    Der Angeklagte wurde über seine Rechte belehrt.
    The defendant was informed of his rights.
  3. (transitive) to correct
    Statt mich so von oben herab zu belehren, solltest du mal besser erklären, wie man es denn genau besser machen kann.
    Instead of correcting me in such a condescending manner, you should explain how exactly one can do it better.

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