schauen.
to watch, to view (a movie or other performance)
Meaning & usage
to watch, to view (a movie or other performance)
Ich schaue gern Fußball.
to look (at something, at a certain location, in a certain direction, in a certain way)
Schau, ich hab die Schlüssel gefunden.
Warum schaust du denn so böse?
to look (at something, at a certain location, in a certain direction, in a certain way) to look
to watch out, to take care; to make sure, to see to it
Schaut, dass ihr pünktlich seid.
Keine Sorge, ich schau, dass du nicht ins Gefängnis kommst.
to look (at); to watch [with auf (+ accusative) or nach (+ dative) ‘someone/something’]; the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context
auf/nach etwas schauen
to look after, to watch, to take care, to keep an eye on
Kannst du bitte auf das Kind schauen?
to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see
Ach, schauen wir einmal, wie sich die Sache entwickelt.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German schouwen, from Old High German scouwōn, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, see, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”). Cognate with Old English scēawian (“to look at, examine, show”). Compare English show.
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