žiūrėti

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably related to Proto-Slavic *zьrěti (to look at), though one would expect the Lithuanian form to be *žirėti based on the Slavic forms.[1] Compare žėrėti (to sparkle, shine).

Pronunciation

Verb

žiūrė́ti (third-person present tense žiū̃ri, third-person past tense žiūrė́jo)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to look at
    žiūrė́ti televìzorių
    to watch television
    žiūrė́ti mir̃čiai į̃ akìs
    to look at death into the eyes

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References

  1. ^ Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “žiūrė́ti”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 789