emporblicken
/ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌblɪkn̩/
verb
C1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
separable
Forms
- present
- blickt empor
- past
- blickte empor
- perfect
- hat emporgeblickt
Meaning
-
to look up (literary)
Built from empor (upward (literary)) + blicken (to glance).
Made of
- empor upward (literary)
- blicken to glance
Similar words
emporblicken and emporschauen are both literary or poetic words for "to look up," gazing upward; they are near-interchangeable, though emporblicken leans slightly more toward figurative admiration.
Practice
1 What does emporblicken mean?
to look up (literary)
2 Fill the gap: Er ___ zum Himmel empor.
Full sentence: Er blickte zum Himmel empor. (He looked up at the sky.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches emporblicken?
emporblicken: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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