mahnen — meaning in English

English meaning

• enjoin verb To order someone firmly to do something.
• reprove verb To show that you think something is wrong.
• 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

1. verb To order someone firmly to do something.
2. verb To set something down as an official rule that must be followed.
3. verb To stop someone from doing something by a court order.

reprove — full definition

1. verb To show that you think something is wrong.
2. verb To gently tell someone off in a kind way.
3. verb To refuse to accept a feeling or way of behaving.

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