wijzen.
to point
Meaning & usage
to point
Wijs niet naar anderen, dat is onbeleefd!
De pijl wijst in de richting van de dichtstbijzijnde nooduitgang.
to point out, indicate
De klok wijst twaalf uur.
De leraar wees de leerlingen op hun fouten.
to direct to (by extension, to send to)
Kunt u mij de toiletten wijzen alstublieft?
De onderhandelingen waren op niets uitgelopen, en de diplomaten werden de deur gewezen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch wisen, from Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.