Verb

auf|weisen

to show, to exhibit, to have, to feature

Das Dokument weist einen Fehler auf.

The document shows an error.

Das Produkt weist eine hohe Qualität auf.

The product exhibits high quality.

((sth.)) aufweisen to show/exhibit sth. The report weist several inconsistencies auf.

zeigen (to show), haben (to have), besitzen (to possess)

From 'auf' (on, up) and 'weisen' (to show, to point). It literally means 'to show up' or 'to point out'.

Think of 'pointing out' a feature that something has. The prefix 'auf' emphasizes that it's being presented or shown.

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