umschauen

/ˈʊmˌʃaʊ̯ən/

verb B2

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
reflexive

Forms

present
schaut um
past
schaute um
perfect
hat umgeschaut

Meaning

  1. to look around

    Built from um (around) + schauen (to look).

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

  • um around
  • schauen to look

Similar words

umsehen

umschauen and umsehen are close synonyms for "to look around," largely interchangeable regional variants.

Practice

1 What does umschauen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sich in der Stadt um.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umschauen?

verbseparablereflexivecompound

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