sehn

Low German

/seːn/, /s̺eːn/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to see; to look
  • (intransitive) to take care (of something or someone); to look (after someone)
  • (transitive) to see (something); to view; to watch; to observe; to look at
  • (transitive) to notice; to perceive; to realize
  • (reflexive) to meet; to go to see

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Low German sên inherited from Old Saxon sehan inherited from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną (see) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

Emoji

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