aufblicken

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ blicken

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌblɪkn̩/
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Verb

aufblicken (weak, third-person singular present blickt auf, past tense blickte auf, past participle aufgeblickt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to look up
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      [] man erkannte das nicht gleich, um so weniger, als die Hauptveränderung in der Anwesenheit eines Mannes bestand, der beim offenen Fenster mit einem Buch saß, von dem er jetzt aufblickte.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (figurative) to look up to (to show respect or admiration)

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