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Dutch
Etymology
Univerbation of achter + om.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑx.təˈrɔm/
- Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧om
Adverb
achterom
- around
- Heb je al achterom gekeken? ― Have you looked around the house yet?
- Achter het huis om. ― Around/Behind the house.
- Loop achter om het huis! ― Come around the house!
- behind, backwards (over the shoulder)
- Heb je al achteromgekeken? ― Have you looked over your shoulder yet?
- Ze keek achterom. ― She looked back.
Usage notes
In the first meaning the word is a separate adverb of location, in the second a separable prepositional adverb that can be attached to certain verbs or served as verbal complement.