Engels Woord van de dag

look

kijken

Definities

Engels > Nederlands

look

1. (ik) kijk

2. (je) kijkt

3. (we) kijken

4. blik

Engels > Engels

look

1. v. (intransitive, often, with "at") To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

Look at my new car! Don’t look in the closet.

2. v. To appear, to seem.

It looks as if it’s going to rain soon.

3. v. (copulative) To give an appearance of being.

That painting looks nice.

4. v. (intransitive, often, with "for") To search for, to try to find.

5. v. To face or present a view.

The hotel looks over the valleys of the HinduKush.

6. v. To expect or anticipate.

I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival.

7. v. To express or manifest by a look.

8. v. (transitive, often, with "to") To make sure of, to see to.

9. v. (dated, sometimes figurative) To show oneself in looking.

Look out of the window i.e. lean out while I speak to you.

10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To look at; to turn the eyes toward.

11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To seek; to search for.

12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.

to look down opposition

13. v. (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.

The fastball caught him looking.

Clem Labine struck Mays out looking at his last at bat.

It's unusual for Mays to strike out looking. He usually takes a cut at it.

14. interj. Pay attention.

Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely.

15. n. The action of looking; an attempt to see.

Let’s have a look under the hood of the car.

16. n. (often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.

She got her mother’s looks.

I don’t like the look of the new design.

17. n. A facial expression.

He gave me a dirty look.

If looks could kill ...

Nederlands > Engels

kijken

1. v. to look + naar (object) = at

Hij bleef naar de prachtige zonsondergang kijken. - He kept looking at the beautiful sunset.

Ik kijk graag naar de sterrenhemel op een heldere nacht. - I like looking at the starry sky on a clear night.

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

We gaan vanavond een film kijken. - We are going to watch a movie tonight.

De biologieleraar liet ons een interessant experiment kijken. - The biology teacher showed us an interesting experiment to observe.

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

You should look that word up.
    Je moet dat woord eens opzoeken.
You don't look very well. Are you sick?
    Je ziet er niet goed uit. Ben je ziek?
I'll look it over after I come back.
    Ik kijk ernaar als ik terug kom.
Can I look around?
    Mag ik eens rondkijken?
Look for the woman!
    Zoek de vrouw!

Vorige woorden herzien

eight	stationery	sixty-nine	anaesthetic
fence	cable car	bark	wave
minute	skin	February	ambulance
fireplace	reading	white	tadpole

Willekeurig

glove	forty-eight	waiter	wallet
brush	key	plumber	book
yesterday	cotton bud	oats	throat
ship	towel	neck	south

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