peek

(Engels)

Verb

1. (informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
2. (informal) To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
3. (dated, transitive) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.

Noun

A quick glance or look.

Noun

Misspelling of pique.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/piːk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: *peken

In summary

From Middle English *peken, piken, pyken (“to peep”), probably a fusion of Middle English pepen (“to peep”) and keken, kiken (“to keek, look, spy”), equivalent to a blend of peep + keek.

Sinonieme

peep

glance

glimpse

peer

look

glint

scan

spy

peek at

glance at

keek

peer at

access

look at the corner of the eye

shoot a glance at

behold

shoot a look at

copy

fetch

load

look at

observe

pry

see

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