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Etymology edit

runter- +‎ schauen

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Verb edit

runterschauen (weak, third-person singular present schaut runter, past tense schaute runter, past participle runtergeschaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to look down (look in a downward direction)
    Synonym: herunterschauen
    Antonym: hochschauen
    Ich habe ins Loch runtergeschaut.
    I looked down into the hole.
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to look down (on sb) (auf (on) + accusative)
    Lass nicht zu, dass sie auf dich runterschauen.
    Don't let them look down on you.

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