umschauen

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German

Etymology

From um- +‎ schauen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌʃaʊ̯ən/
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  • Hyphenation: um‧schau‧en

Verb

umschauen (weak, third-person singular present schaut um, past tense schaute um, past participle umgeschaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) to look around
    Synonym: umsehen
    • 1918, Meinrad Lienert, “Kaiser Karl und die Schlange”, in Zürcher Sagen:
      Nun schaute sich der Kaiser bedeutungsvoll im Kreis seiner Helden um.
      Then the king looked meaningfully around his circle of knights.

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Further reading

  • umschauen” in Duden online
  • umschauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache