auffallen

Meaning

1. (class-7,intransitive,strong) to stand out, to be noticeable
2. (class-7,intransitive,strong) to catch (someone's) eye, to be noticeable [with dative ‘to someone’] (idiomatically translated by English notice with the dative object as the subject)

Concepts

- strike

- notice

- stir

- attract attention

- stand out

- be noticeable

- be conspicuous

- catch one’s eye

- catch someone's eye

- fall onto

Hyphenated as

auf‧fal‧len

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʔaʊ̯fˌfalən]

Etymology

From Middle High German ūfvallen, ūffallen, equivalent to auf- + fallen. Cognate with Middle Low German upvallen.