German verb · CEFR B2
verweist
Meaning in English: refers (to), points to
This is a form of verweisen, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are verwies.
Example
Der Kellner verweist auf die Tageskarte.
The waiter points us to the daily specials.
How common is verweist?
verweist is number 4,107 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 20 times per million words — about once every 50,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,103prüftchecks, examines, tests
- 4,104Interviewsinterviews
- 4,105der Steinstone, rock
- 4,106die Operationoperation, surgery
- 4,107verweistrefers (to), points to
- 4,108der Schneidertailor
- 4,109massivenmassive, solid, severe
- 4,110psychischenmental, psychological
- 4,111saßsat
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