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mirar.

to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/miˈɾaɾ/[miˈɾaɾ]
  1. to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)

    transitive
  2. to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time)

    transitive
    Estábamos mirando la televisión.
  3. to watch (to mind, attend, or guard)

    transitive
  4. to consider, think over (to think about seriously)

    transitive
  5. look (with adjectives)

    reflexive
    El museo se mira chingón.
  6. used for emphasis; look

    imperative · transitive · usually
    ¡Mira qué linda!
    ¡Mirad! Este es el hombre quien hurta entre vosotros, a él se le debe atribuir esto.
  7. to seek, look for (to try to find)

    transitive
  8. to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes)

    intransitive
  9. to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing)

    intransitive
  10. to look at oneself

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish mirar, from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”). Compare Ladino mirar (“look at”), Portuguese mirar (“see, aim”), dated French mirer (“stare”).

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