No. 1,060 in Dutch
blijken
To turn out; to appear; to prove.
In a sentence
Het blijkt dat hij ziek is.
It turns out that he is sick.
Here, 'blijken' is used impersonally to introduce a fact or outcome.
Hij blijkt een goede zwemmer te zijn.
It appears that he is a good swimmer.
In this case, 'blijken' is used to denote that something becomes apparent or evident regarding a person.
Het weer blijkt beter te zijn geworden.
The weather turns out to have improved.
Here, 'blijken' indicates the realization or discovery of the weather condition's improvement.
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