henvises

Henvises is a Danish verb form that functions as the present passive of the verb henvise. The core meaning of henvise is to refer someone to another person, organization, or service for evaluation, aid, treatment, or information. In everyday and professional language, henvises is commonly used to indicate that a person is being directed to specialized help or further steps, especially in healthcare and administrative contexts.

In medical settings, henvises is frequently used in phrases such as “patienten henvises til en speciallæge” (the patient is referred to a specialist) or “henvises til udredning” (referred for investigation). The expression “henvises til” is standard for describing referrals to doctors, clinics, diagnostic tests, or social services. The term can also appear in administrative or educational contexts, for example when a student is henvises to a guidance service or a case is henvises to a committee.

Grammatically, henvises is the present tense passive form, while the active present is henviser (he/she refers). Related forms include henviste (past tense) and henvist (past participle). The noun form is henvisning, meaning a referral or act of referring, and it is commonly used in healthcare and bureaucratic documents.

Etymology traces henvise to the prefix hen- (toward, to) combined with vise (to show or indicate), conveying the sense of directing someone toward a further source of help or information. See also henvisning for the noun form.