ansehen

Definitions of ansehen
  1. verb
    deem to be
    synonyms: auffassen, betrachten, denken, erachten, halten, nehmen, sehen
    interpretieren
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
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    aufnehmen, einbeziehen, einrechnen
    consider as part of something
    relativieren
    consider or treat as relative
    beehren
    consider as the favorite
    idealisieren
    consider or render as ideal
    halten
    keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
    achten, anerkennen, respektieren
    regard highly; think much of
    schwören, schätzen, wertschätzen
    hold dear
    zählen
    include as if by counting
    halten, rechnen, subsumieren
    consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
    romantisieren
    interpret romantically
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    denken, glauben, meinen
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
  2. verb
    discern or comprehend
    synonyms: anhören, anmerken
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    erraten, herumraten, raten
    guess correctly; solve by guessing
  3. verb
    perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
    synonyms: anschauen, gucken, hinschauen, hinsehen, kucken, schauen
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    ausblicken, auslugen, ausschauen, umgucken, umkucken
    look about oneself
    glotzen, starren, stieren
    look at with fixed eyes
    begaffen, begucken, bekucken
    look with amazement; look stupidly
    anhimmeln
    look at with admiration
    blicken
    throw a glance at; take a brief look at
    belauern, beäugeln, beäugen, kieken, schielen, äugen
    look at
    schielen
    be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
    spähen
    look searchingly
  4. verb
    see or watch
    synonyms:
    sehen
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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    angucken, ankucken, sehen
    look attentively
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