sehen
Meaning
- (class-5, intransitive, strong) to see; to have sight
- (class-5, strong, transitive) to see (something); to perceive by vision
- (class-5, strong, transitive) to see
- (class-5, intransitive, strong, transitive) to realize; to notice; to see; to find out
- (class-5, strong, transitive) to meet (someone); to meet up; to see; but not in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation
- (class-5, intransitive, strong) to look (at); to watch [with auf (+ accusative) or nach (+ dative) ‘someone/something’]; the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context
- (class-5, intransitive, strong) to check on; to look after; to see to
- (class-5, informal, intransitive, strong) to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see
Concepts
gaze at
see how the wind blows
be seen
be visible
perceive with the eyes
to try
be recognized
be noticed
have a look-see
have outlook
view conception
apperceive
𐑅𐐨
Synonyms
auf die Spur kommen
zu sehen bekommen
betrachen
dibbern
kneistern
reunen
mit den Sinnen erfassen
mitmachen, teilnehmen, beteiligen
Erfahrung machen
ansehen, anblicken, blicken, schauen, zuschauen
blicken, schauen, zuschauen, anblicken, ansehen
Glotzaugen machen
mit offenem Mund anstarren
zu Tage fördern
zutage fördern
auf die Schliche kommen
guggen
angaffen
aufmerksam beobachten
sehen lassen
sich befinden
Stielaugen machen
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
gseh
Bern
gseh
Aargau
gseh
St. Gallen
gseh
Zürich
luege
Zug
gseh
Lucerne
gseh
Basel-Landschaft
gseh
Graubünden
gseh
Thurgau
gseh
Appenzell Innerrhoden
gse
Aargau
luege
Solothurn
gseh
St. Gallen
luege
Bern
gse
Basel-Stadt
gseh
Zürich
gse
Solothurn
gse
Valais
gseeh
Zug
luege
Zürich
luägä
Zürich
lueg
Appenzell Innerrhoden
gseh
Bern
gseeh
Bern
luägä
Basel-Landschaft
seh
Basel-Landschaft
gsee
Basel-Stadt
gsee
Basel-Stadt
seh
Fribourg
gseh
Graubünden
gse
Lucerne
gse
Obwalden
gse
St. Gallen
secha
St. Gallen
seha
Schaffhausen
luege
Schaffhausen
gseh
Schwyz
luege
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzeː.ən/
Etymology
From Middle High German sehen, from Old High German sehan, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan. Compare Low German sehn, Hunsrik sihn, Dutch zien, English see, Danish se, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan).
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In einer weiteren Rolle ist Christopher Corey Smith als Deputy Johnson zu sehen 👀 .
In another role, Christopher Corey Smith can be seen as Deputy Johnson.
