Polyglot Dictionary

belehren

/bəˈleːʁən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
belehrt
past
belehrte
perfect
hat belehrt

Meaning

  1. to instruct, to lecture

    • Man belehrte ihn über seine Rechte.

      He was informed of his rights.

    • Der Polizist belehrte den Mann über seine Rechte. Dann durfte er einen Anwalt anrufen.

      The policeman instructed the man about his rights. Then he was allowed to call a lawyer.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

anleiten

belehren implies more one-sided lecturing or moralizing, which can be condescending; anleiten is more neutral guiding instruction.

Practice

1 What does belehren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ ihn über seine Rechte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches belehren?

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