blicken

A2

to glance, to look

English meaning
to glance, to look
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Looking & Seeing

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blicken in a sentence

Sie blickt kurz auf die Uhr.

She glances briefly at the clock.

Conjugation of blicken

ichblicke
dublickst
er/sie/esblickt
wirblicken
ihrblickt
sie/Sieblicken
Simple past (er/sie/es)
blickte
Perfect
hat geblickt

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How do you conjugate blicken?

Present tense: ich blicke, du blickst, er blickt, wir blicken, ihr blickt, sie blicken. Simple past: blickte. Perfect: hat geblickt.

What does blicken mean in English?

blicken means "to glance, to look". For example: "Sie blickt kurz auf die Uhr." — "She glances briefly at the clock."

What level is blicken in German?

blicken is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the looking & seeing vocabulary.

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