entgegenblicken

/ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌblɪkn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
blickt entgegen
past
blickte entgegen
perfect
hat entgegengeblickt

Meaning

  1. to look towards

    Built from entgegen (contrary to) + blicken (to glance).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • entgegen contrary to
  • blicken to glance

Practice

1 What does entgegenblicken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie blickte der Zukunft hoffnungsvoll ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entgegenblicken?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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