zusehen

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German

Etymology

From zu- +‎ sehen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsuːˌzeːən/
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Verb

zusehen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present sieht zu, past tense sah zu, past participle zugesehen, past subjunctive sähe zu, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive or with dative) to watch
    Ich kann dir von hier aus zusehen.
    I can watch you from over here.
    • 1918, Meinrad Lienert, ‘Das goldene Tor’, Zürcher Sagen:
      Da legte sich das Hirtenbüblein, wie schon oft, an den kleiner Weiher und sah mit traumschweren Augen dem wunderlichen Spiel des feinen Sandes zu […].
      The little shepherd boy lay down, as so often, by the small lake and with dream-heavy eyes watched the whimsical play of the fine sand.
    • 1966, Otfried Preußler, Das Kleine Gespenst:
      [M]anchmal sah es den Mäusen und Ratten zu, wie sie bei den Kellerfenstern aus und ein huschten […].
      Sometimes he watched the mice and rats as they scurried in and out of the cellar windows.
  2. (intransitive) to watch out, to take care; to make sure, to see to it (that something happens)
    Achtung! Sieh zu, wo du stehst.
    Careful! Watch where you're standing.
    Seht zu, dass ihr pünktlich seid.
    Make sure that you’ll be on time
    Keine Sorge, ich sehe zu, dass du nicht ins Gefängnis kommst.
    Don't worry, I'll see to it that you don't go to jail.

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Further reading

  • zusehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zusehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zusehen” in Duden online
  • zusehen” in OpenThesaurus.de