sehen.
to see; to have sight
Meaning & usage
to see; to have sight
Er sieht nicht gut.
to see (something); to perceive by vision
to see
Ich sah ihn arbeiten.
Ich hatte ihn arbeiten sehen.
to realize; to notice; to see; to find out
to meet (someone); to meet up; to see; but not in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation
Siehst du den Markus noch?
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 sehen
to check on; to look after; to see to
Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen?
to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see
Das werden wir dann sehen.
Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German sëhen, from Old High German sëhan, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan. Compare Low German sehn, Hunsrik sihn, Dutch zien, English see, Danish se, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan), Yiddish זען (zen).
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