aufblicken
/ˈaʊ̯fˌblɪkn̩/
verb
B2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- blickt auf
- past
- blickte auf
- perfect
- hat aufgeblickt
Meaning
-
to look up
Built from auf (up, open) + blicken (to glance).
Made of
- auf up, open
- blicken to glance
Similar words
aufblicken is often figurative — lifting one's gaze, or looking up to someone in admiration; hinaufschauen is the plain physical action of looking upward at something.
Practice
1 What does aufblicken mean?
to look up
2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ von ihrem Buch auf.
Full sentence: Sie blickte von ihrem Buch auf. (She looked up from her book.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufblicken?
aufblicken: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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