No. 5,049 in German
ansehen
"Ansehen" means "to look at" or "to view."
In a sentence
Ich möchte mir diesen Film ansehen.
I would like to watch this movie.
In this context, 'ansehen' means 'to watch' or 'to view', referring to the act of watching a movie.
Man kann an seinen Augen sehen, dass er traurig ist.
You can see that he is sad from his eyes.
Here, 'ansehen' is used figuratively to mean 'to observe or deduce', referring to noticing someone's emotional state.
Er sieht sich das Kunstwerk im Museum an.
He is looking at the artwork in the museum.
In this usage, 'ansehen' means 'to look at' or 'to examine', specifically viewing something like art in a museum.
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