beäugen

See also: Beäugen

German

Alternative forms

  • beaugen (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German beougen, from Old High German biougen. Equivalent to be- +‎ äugen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɔʏ̯ɡən/, [bəˈʔɔʏ̯.ɡŋ̍], [-ɡ(ə)n]
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Verb

beäugen (weak, third-person singular present beäugt, past tense beäugte, past participle beäugt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to eye, to regard (often qualified by adverbs indicating the looker's attitude)
    etwas misstrauisch beäugento eye something distrustfully
    • 1996 August 12, Christian Hunziker, “Brecht auf der Freilichtbühne”, in Berliner Zeitung[1]:
      Durch dichten Wald, neugierig beäugt von Kühen, gelangt man in das Städtchen […].
      One reaches the small town through dense forest, eyed curiously by cows, […].

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