schauen

See also: Schauen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schouwen, from Old High German scouwōn, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, see, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱew- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”). Cognate with Old English scēawian (“to look at, examine, show”). Compare English show.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯ən/

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Verb

1. to look (at something)

Usage notes

• In writing, schauen is normal throughout the language area.
• In colloquial speech, the word is commonly used in southern Germany and Austria. In northern and central Germany it is fairly rare and, to some, may sound affected.

Synonyms

• gucken, kucken, sehen

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Abschauen
• abschauen
• anschauen
• anschaulich
• Anschaulichkeit
• Anschauung
• aufschauen
• Ausschau
• ausschauen
• Autoschau
• beschauen
• beschaulich
• dreinschauen

• fortschauen
• hinaufschauen
• hineinschauen
• hinschauen
• hinwegschauen
• nachschauen
• Schau
• Schaubühne
• verschauen
• vorbeischauen
• Vorschau
• wegschauen
• zuschauen
• Zuschauer

Further reading

• “schauen” in Duden online