hochschauen

German

Etymology

hoch- + schauen

Pronunciation

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Verb

hochschauen (weak, third-person singular present schaut hoch, past tense schaute hoch, past participle hochgeschaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to look up (look in an upward direction) (an (at) + dative) (von (from) + dative)
    Synonyms: hinaufschauen, aufschauen, nach oben schauen
    Antonym: runterschauen
    Sie hätte nicht einmal von ihrem Handy hochgeschaut.
    She never even looked up from her phone.
  2. (intransitive) to look up (to a role model) (zu (to) + dative)
    Ich habe natürlich immer zu meinem Vater hochgeschaut und ihn bewundert.
    I have always looked up to my father and admired him.

Conjugation

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