See also: Blicken

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German blicken, from Old High German blicchen, from Proto-West Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic *bliką (look).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪkŋ̩/, /ˈblɪkən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪkŋ̩

Verb

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blicken (weak, third-person singular present blickt, past tense blickte, past participle geblickt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to look (usually in a certain direction toward something)
    Blick aus dem Fenster.Look out the window.
    sich nicht blicken lassen.to not show up.
  2. (colloquial) to get, to understand [from 1990s]
    Synonyms: begreifen; see also Thesaurus:begreifen
    Du blickst es einfach nicht.You simply don't get it.

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Noun

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blicken

  1. definite singular of blick