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guetter

Meaning

(transitive) to watch (intently), to watch for, to lie in wait
(figuratively, transitive) to await in order to seize
(figuratively, transitive) to menace, to loom (to appear in a threatening form)

watch for

look out for

lie in wait for

be on the look-out for

look closely

lie in ambush wait

avoir à l’œil

faire le guet

suivre la trace

apincher

gözetlemek

op de uitkijk staan

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɛ.te/

Inherited from Old French

Cognate with English

In summary

Inherited from Old French gaitier, guaitier, from Frankish *wahtōn, *wahtjan (“to watch, guard”), derivative of *wahta (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”). Compare English wait, ultimately from the same origin through an Anglo-Norman/Old Northern French variant.

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