schauen
to look, to watch, to see
English translations
- 01
to look
- 02
to watch
- 03
to peep
Word details
- German meaning
- Den Blick auf etwas richten, um es zu sehen.
- English meaning
- Look
- Synonym
- sehen, blicken
- German example
- Schau mal, da ist ein Regenbogen!
- English example
- Look, there's a rainbow!
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich schaue du schaust er/sie/es ich schaut wir schauen ihr schauet sie schauen
- Past Participle
- ich habe geschaut du hast geschaut er/sie/es hat geschaut wir haben geschaut ihr habt geschaut sie haben geschaut
- Past
- ich schaute du schautest er/sie/es schaute wir schauten ihr schautet sie schauten
Related words
- hinaufschauen
To look up to
- wahrschauen
To foresee, to predict
- einschauen
To drop by, to visit briefly
- vorausschauend
Forward-looking
- verschauen
to misread, to mistake
- herausschauen
to peek out
- erschauen
Erschauen means to see or discover something for the first time or suddenly; often associated with a sense of wonder or surprise.
- hinschauen
To look
- zuschauen
To watch
- über den Tellerrand schauen
To think outside the box
- nachschauen
to look up
- umschauen
To look around
- wegschauen
To look away
- ausschauen
To look like means how something or someone appears or looks visually.
- niederschauen
To look down on
- anschauen
to watch
- dem Volk aufs Maul schauen
To pander to public opinion
- vorbeischauen
Drop by
- zu tief ins Glas schauen
To drink too much means to consume an excessive amount of alcohol.
- hinwegschauen
To look away, to ignore
- durchschauen
See through
- jesuitisch
Jesuitical
- janusköpfig
Two-faced, Janus-faced
- Film
Movie
- Fernseher
Television
- linsen
To peek, to peer
- Vorschau
Preview
- Nabelschau
Navel-gazing, self-absorption
- kucken
to look
- Innenschau
Introspection
- Verstellung
Pretense
- Presseschau
Press review
- Tierschau
Animal show
- Tagesschau
Tagesschau (German news program)
- Ränkespiel
Intrigue
- sehen
To see
- fernsehen
to watch TV
- ansehen
look at, watch
- gucken
To look
- glotzen
To stare, to gawk
- umsehen
to look around
- emporblicken
To look up, to gaze upwards
- über den Durst trinken
To drink too much
- visionär
Visionary means having extraordinary foresight and imagination, especially with regard to future developments.
- umblicken
to look around
- lugen
To peep
- hinsehen
to look closely
- herabblicken
To look down on
- weitsichtig
far-sighted
Example sentences with “schauen”
Wir schauen einen Film. (We are watching a movie.)
Frequently asked questions
Difference between 'schauen' and 'sehen'?
'Sehen' is general sight, 'schauen' is more active watching or looking at something specific.