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kijken.

to look

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɛi̯kə(n)/

  1. to look

    intransitive
    Hij bleef naar de prachtige zonsondergang kijken.
    Ik kijk graag naar de sterrenhemel op een heldere nacht.

  2. to watch (e.g. a film), to observe

    transitive
    We gaan vanavond een film kijken.
    De biologieleraar liet ons een interessant experiment kijken.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch kiken, from Old Dutch *kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic *kīkan, from Proto-Germanic *kīkaną.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.