Polyglot Dictionary

nachschauen

/ˈnaːxˌʃaʊ̯ən/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
schaut nach
past
schaute nach
perfect
hat nachgeschaut

Meaning

  1. to check, to have a look

    Built from nach (after) + schauen (to look).

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • nach after
  • schauen to look

Similar words

nachsehen

nachschauen and nachsehen are close synonyms for "to check, to have a look"; nachsehen also means "to look something up," like in a dictionary.

Practice

1 What does nachschauen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Schau bitte ___, ob die Tür zu ist.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nachschauen?

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