verwiesen

Verwiesen is the past participle of the German verb verweisen. It is used to express that someone or something has been directed, referred, or cited. In everyday language, the forms verweist (present), verwies (simple past), and hat verwiesen (present perfect) appear, as well as the passive construction wurde verwiesen.

The core senses of verwiesen are twofold. First, to refer or direct someone to a different person, authority, or place, for example a patient to a specialist or a student to a mentor. Second, to indicate a reference or citation, i.e., to point to a source or piece of information in a text or discussion. In scholarly writing, one might say that the author verwies auf eine Studie, meaning the author referred to or cited a study.

Grammatical notes: verwiesen behaves as a normal strong-participle verb with a separable prefix in its finite forms (verweist, verwies, hat verwiesen). In passive constructions one often encounters wird verwiesen or wurde verwiesen, depending on tense and voice.

Related terms include Verweis (the noun), which can mean a reference or citation in writing, or a warning/disciplinary note in school or work contexts. In medicine, the action of directing a patient to another professional is commonly described as a Überweisung or Verweisung, with regional and stylistic variations in terminology.

In summary, verwiesen denotes that attention, responsibility, or an obligation has been redirected—whether to a source, a person, or a subsequent professional step—and it remains a common form in both formal and informal German.