Polyglot Dictionary

Anweisung

/ˈanvaɪ̯zʊŋ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Anweisungen

Meaning

  1. instruction, directive

    From anweisen (to instruct).

    • Er folgte den Anweisungen genau.

      He followed the instructions exactly.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Weisung

Near-total synonyms for "instruction, directive"; Anweisung is the everyday word, Weisung is more formal or official, like a dienstliche Weisung in a bureaucratic context.

Similar in other languages

English

direction

Close — an instruction, directive relates to a direction.

Practice

1 What does Anweisung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er folgte den ___ genau.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Anweisung?

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