einweisen — meaning in English

English meaning

• admit verb To allow someone or something to enter.
• brief adj Lasting only a short time.
• commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
• induct verb To bring in as a member; to make a part of.
• section noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.

Senses

einweisen is used for these senses in English:

• admit (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
• brief (transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
• commit (intransitive, obsolete) To enter into a contest; to match; often followed by with.
• induct (obsolete) To introduce; to bring in.
• section (UK, Australia, New Zealand) To commit (a person) to a hospital for mental health treatment as an involuntary patient. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.

admit — full definition

1. verb To allow someone or something to enter.
2. verb To acknowledge, often reluctantly, that something is true.

brief — full definition

1. adj Lasting only a short time.
2. adj Using few words; concise.
3. noun A set of instructions or a summary given to someone before they carry out a task.
4. noun A document summarizing the facts and legal arguments of a case, or (UK) the case papers given to a barrister.
5. verb To give someone a concise summary of a situation before they act.

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