The Dutch word for to look is
kijken
Dutch Definition
| look | |
| 1. (ik) kijk | |
| 2. (je) kijkt | |
| 3. (we) kijken | |
| 4. blik |
Translations for look and their definitions
| blik | |
| 1. n-m. A glance. | |
| 2. n-m. (obsolete) A ray, a beam. | |
| 3. n-n. A can, a tin (container). | |
| Ze haalde een blikje uit de automaat. - She got a can from the vending machine. | |
| Het enige winkeltje in het dorp verkocht alleen groente in blik. - The only shop in the village only sold canned vegetables. | |
| 4. n-n. Sheet metal, tin plate; the metallic material tins are made of, often coated with tin or pewter. | |
| 5. n-n. A dustpan. | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present indicative of blikken | |
| 7. v. imperative of blikken |
| 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. | ||
| uitzien | |
| 1. v. to look, to seem, to appear | |
| Het ziet er naar uit dat - It looks like | |
| Zij is teruggekomen, het ziet er uit. - She's come back, it seems. |
| uitzicht | |
| 1. n-n. outlook, view (panorama) | |
| 2. n-n. outlook, prospect (expectation for the future) |
| lijken | |
| 1. v. (copulative) to seem, appear | |
| Dat lijkt me leuk! - That seems fun (to me)! | |
| 2. v. to look like, resemble (depict well what it is intended to) | |
| Deze tekening lijkt sprekend! - This drawing looks just like the real thing. | |
| 3. n. plural of lijk |
| Look | |
| 1. Proper noun. . | |
| 2. n-n. (topics, Alliums) Any plant of the genus Allium | |
| 3. v. singular past indicative of luiken | |
| 4. n-m. A look, (clothing) style, appearance. | |
| 5. n-m. A gap, space between barrels or between the strings in rope. | |
| 6. n-m. A section, division (archaic). |
| uiterlijk | |
| 1. n-n. appearance | |
| 2. adj. external | |
| 3. adv. latest; at latest; no later than | |
| De belastingaangifte moet uiterlijk 1 september bij de belastingdienst zijn. - Tax declaration should be submitted to tax authorities no later than 1 September. |
| stijl | |
| 1. n-m. style, fashion | |
| 2. n-m. (botany) style of a pistil | |
| 3. n-m. a bar on a metal fence | |
| 4. n-m. the vertical part of the metal or concrete support frame that surrounds a window or a door |
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