mahnen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- enjoin verb To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- reprove verb To express disapproval.
- urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
- warn verb To alert someone to a danger, problem, or something unpleasant that may happen.
Senses
mahnen is used for these senses in English:
- enjoin (transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- reprove (intransitive) To express disapproval. [from 14th c.]
- reprove (transitive) To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. [from 14th c.]
- urge (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
enjoin — full definition
- verb To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- verb To prescribe under authority; to ordain.
- verb To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
reprove — full definition
- verb To express disapproval.
- verb To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
- verb To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).