belehren

German

Etymology

be- +‎ lehren.

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

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

  1. to teach, to guide
  2. to inform, to explain
    Der Angeklagte wurde über seine Rechte belehrt.
    The defendant was informed of his rights.
  3. 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.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “belehren” in Duden online
  • “belehren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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