ansehen

See also: Ansehen

German

Etymology

an- +‎ sehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔanˌzeːən/, [ˈanˌzeːn] (Germany)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌseːɛn/, [ˈanˌseːn] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: an‧se‧hen

Verb

ansehen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present sieht an, past tense sah an, past participle angesehen, past subjunctive sähe an, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, dative reflexive) to look at, to have a look at (taking in information in doing so)
    Sieh dir diese riesige Tomate an.
    Have a look at this huge tomato.
  2. (transitive) to look at (especially a person; implying eye contact or direction of gaze without analyzing)
    Sie sah ihn erstaunt an.
    She looked at him in astonishment.
    Sarah ist wunderschön anzusehen.
    Sarah is beautiful to look at.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to regard, to consider, to look on (something in a certain way or having a certain quality) [with als]
    Ich sehe ihren Schutz als unsere Verantwortung an.
    I see their protection as our responsibility.
  4. (transitive) to watch (a movie, a television program, sports, etc)
    Siehst du gerne Fußball im Fernsehen an?
    Do you like to watch soccer/football on television?
  5. (ditransitive) to notice, to be able to tell (a quality based on the look of someone/something); to be apparent (with subject and object switched)
    Man sieht dir an, dass du zwei Tage lang nicht geschlafen hast.
    It's obvious just from looking at you that you haven't slept in two days.

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Further reading

  • ansehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ansehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ansehen” in Duden online
  • ansehen” in OpenThesaurus.de