herabsehen

/hɛˈʁapˌzeːən/

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
sieht herab
past
sah herab
perfect
hat herabgesehen

Meaning

  1. to look down (on)

    Built from herab (down) + sehen (to see).

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

  • herab down
  • sehen to see

Practice

1 What does herabsehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er sah vom Turm ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches herabsehen?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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