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zeigen.

to show, make see

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡən/[ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡŋ̍]
  1. to show, make see to point

    weak
    Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute!
  2. to show, make see to exhibit, allow to see

    transitive · weak
    Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung!
  3. to show, make see to exhibit, allow to see to face reveal, to show one's face

    Internet · reflexive · transitive · weak
    Wenn dieser Kanal die 100.000 Abos knackt, zeige ich mich.
  4. to show, make see to display, to manifest

    transitive · weak
    Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter.
  5. to show, make see to demonstrate, explain by doing

    weak
    Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht?
  6. to show, make see to go to show, demonstrate, prove

    weak
    Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast.
  7. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested

    reflexive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German zeigen, from Old High German zeigōn, intensive of zīhan, whence modern zeihen (“to blame”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-, whence also Zeichen, English teach. In Modern German, zeigen absorbed the synonymous but entirely unrelated Middle High German zöugen (cognate with Gothic ataugjan); therefore the spellings zäugen, zeugen also occurred.

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