No. 3,048 in Turkish
bakmak
To look or to care.
In a sentence
Kitap okumadan önce önsöze bakarım.
Before reading the book, I look at the foreword.
In this sentence, 'bakmak' means 'to look at' or 'to glance'.
Parkta yürürken etrafa bakıyordum.
While walking in the park, I was looking around.
Here, 'bakmak' refers to the act of observing surroundings.
Hasta, doktorun söylediklerine dikkatlice bakıyor.
The patient is carefully considering what the doctor is saying.
In this usage, 'bakmak' implies paying attention to or focusing on what is being addressed.
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