zusehen

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German

Etymology

From zu- +‎ sehen.

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. (+ dative or + subclause with wie) to watch
    • 1918, Meinrad Lienert, ‘Das goldene Tor’, Zürcher Sagen:
      Da legte sich das Hirtenbüblein, wie schon oft, an den kleiner Weiher und sah mit traumschweren Augen dem wunderlichen Spiel des feinen Sandes zu […].
      The little shepherd boy lay down, as so often, by the small lake and with dream-heavy eyes watched the whimsical play of the fine sand.
    • 1966, Otfried Preußler, Das Kleine Gespenst:
      [M]anchmal sah es den Mäusen und Ratten zu, wie sie bei den Kellerfenstern aus und ein huschten […].
      Sometimes he watched the mice and rats scurrying in and out of the cellar windows.
  2. (+ subclause, usually with dass) to see; to make sure (that something happens)
    Seht zu, dass ihr pünktlich seid. — “Make sure that you’ll be on time.”

Conjugation

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Further reading