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aussehen.

to look, seem

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈaʊ̯sˌzeː.ən/[ˈʔaʊ̯sˌzeːən][ˈʔaʊ̯sˌzeːn̩]standard/ˈaʊ̯ˌseːn/

  1. to look, seem

    class-5 · copulative · strong
    Du siehst müde aus.
    Findest du nicht, dass der Typ wie Mick Jagger aussieht?

  2. to look, seem [with nach (+ dative) ‘like someone/something’]

    class-5 · copulative · strong
    Schau dir die dunklen Wolken an! Das sieht nach Regen aus.

  3. to look good or bad; depending on intonation

    class-5 · colloquial · intransitive · strong
    Das sieht aus! — Ich find schon, dass das aussieht.

  4. to look out, to watch out

    class-5 · intransitive · strong
    Er saß am Ufer und sah nach den Booten aus.

  5. to look for and find; to pick; to select

    class-5 · dated · possibly · reflexive · strong · transitive · usually · with-dative
    Sieh dir den Besten aus!
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ūzsehen. Analysable as aus- (“out”) + sehen (“to see”). Compare Yiddish אויסזען (oyszen), Dutch uitzien, Norwegian Nynorsk sjå ut, Swedish se ut, Danish se ud.

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