kijken

Definitions of kijken
  1. verb
    perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
    synonyms: bekijken, beschouwen, bezien, blikken, loeken
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    inkijken
    look at with attention
    terugkijken
    look towards one's back
    wegkijken
    avert one's gaze
    achteromkijken, achteromzien, omkijken, omzien, rondkijken, uitkijken, uitzien
    look about oneself
    turen
    look at with fixed eyes
    loensen, lonken
    look at with amorous intentions
    gluipen, loeren, piepen, spieden
    look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
    aangapen
    look with amazement; look stupidly
    bewonderen, opkijken, opzien
    look at with admiration
    gluipen
    look furtively
    gluipen
    throw a glance at; take a brief look at
    gniffelen, gnuiven
    gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
    aanblikken, aankijken, aanstaren, aanzien, fixeren, loensen
    look at
    scheelzien
    be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
    staren, starogen
    look at with a fixed gaze
  2. verb
    observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
    synonyms: bekijken, beschouwen, bezien, inkijken, inzien, onderzoeken
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    afspeuren, afzoeken
    subject to a search
    ausculteren, beluisteren
    examine by auscultation
    doorbladeren, doorkijken, doorzien
    examine hastily
    spellen
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
    overkijken, overzien
    look over carefully
    checken, controleren, nagaan, nakijken, nalopen, natrekken, nazien, proberen, testen, toetsen, uitproberen, uittesten
    make an examination or investigation
    doorsnuffelen, doorzoeken, uitkammen
    search thoroughly
    overzien
    watch over
    grasduinen, neuzen, rondneuzen, snuffelen, snuffen
    search or inquire in a meddlesome way
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