blicken
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See also:Blicken
German
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]FromMiddle High Germanblicken,fromOld High Germanblicchen,fromProto-West Germanic*blik,fromProto-Germanic*bliką(“look”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]blicken(weak,third-person singular presentblickt,past tenseblickte,past participlegeblickt,auxiliaryhaben)
- (intransitive)tolook(usually in a certain direction toward something)
- Blickaus dem Fenster.―Lookout the window.
- sich nichtblickenlassen.―to notshow up.
- (colloquial)toget,tounderstand[from 1990s]
- Synonyms:begreifen;see alsoThesaurus:begreifen
- Dublickstes einfach nicht.―You simply don'tgetit.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | blicken | ||||
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present participle | blickend | ||||
past participle | geblickt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ichblicke | wirblicken | i | ichblicke | wirblicken |
dublickst | ihrblickt | dublickest | ihrblicket | ||
erblickt | sieblicken | erblicke | sieblicken | ||
preterite | ichblickte | wirblickten | ii | ichblickte1 | wirblickten1 |
dublicktest | ihrblicktet | dublicktest1 | ihrblicktet1 | ||
erblickte | sieblickten | erblickte1 | sieblickten1 | ||
imperative | blick(du) blicke(du) |
blickt(ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative inwürdenormally preferred.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “blicken”inDudenonline
- “blicken”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “blicken”inDeutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm,16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “blicken”,inOnline-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch(in German), Mannheim:Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache,2008–
Swedish
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Noun
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