bezien

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to have a closer look at
  2. (obsolete, transitive) to view, to behold

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
be‧zien
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈzin/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch besien, from Old Dutch bisian, from Proto-Germanic *bisehwaną (“to look, besee”), equivalent to be- + zien. Cognate with English besee, German besehen.

New
bezien

  1. (transitive) to have a closer look at
  2. (obsolete, transitive) to view, to behold

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