peek

peek

to look or glance quickly or furtively: peek at the presents

Not to be confused with:

peak – pinnacle; acme; zenith: a mountain peak

pique – offend; excite: Her curiosity was piqued.

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peek

 (pēk)

intr.v. peeked, peek·ing, peeks

1. To glance quickly.

2. To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment.

3. To be only partially visible, as if peering or emerging from hiding: Tiny crocuses peeked through the snow.

n.

A brief or furtive look.

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[Middle English piken, perhaps alteration of Middle Dutch kieken, variant of kīken.]

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peek

(piːk)

vb

(intr) to glance quickly or furtively; peep

n

a quick or furtive glance

[C14 pike, related to Middle Dutch kiken to peek]

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peek

(pik)

v.i.

1. to look or glance quickly or furtively, esp. through a small opening or from a concealed location.

n.

2. a quick or furtive look or glance.

[1325–75; Middle English piken (v.); of uncertain origin]

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peek

Past participle: peeked
Gerund: peeking

Imperative

peek

peek

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peek - a secret look         peep looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"
Verb	1.	peek - throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" glance, glint look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

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peek

verb

1. glance, look, peer, spy, take a look, peep, eyeball (slang), sneak a look, keek (Scot.), snatch a glimpse, take or have a gander (informal) She peeked at him through a crack in the wall.

noun

1. glance, look, glimpse, blink, peep, butcher's (Brit. slang), gander (informal), look-see (slang), shufti (Brit. slang), keek (Scot.) I had a quick peek into the bedroom.

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peek

verb

To look briefly and quickly:

glance, glimpse, peep.

noun

A quick look:

blush, glance, glimpse, peep.

Informal: gander.

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Translations

نَظْرَه مُخْتَلَسَهيَخْتَلِس النَّظَر

juknoutkouknoutrychlý pohled

bliksmugkigge

Blickflüchtiger Blickgucken

coup d'oeil furtifjeter un coup d'œil furtif

kandikálás

augnagotgægjast, kíkja

sbirciaresbirciatina

dirsčiotidirstelėjimasdirstelėtižvilgčiotižvilgsnis vogčiomis

ieskatīšanās, acu uzmetiensslepus paskatīties, palūrēt

kikk

kuknúťnazretienazrieť

gizlice bakmagizlice bakmak

偷看

peek

[piːk]

A. N → ojeada f, miradita f, mirada f furtiva
to take or have a peek at → echar una ojeada or miradita a; (furtively) → echar una mirada furtiva a, mirar a hurtadillas

B. VI (= glance) → echar una ojeada or miradita; (furtively) → mirar (a hurtadillas)
no peeking! → ¡sin mirar!
I opened the door a crack and peeked in/out → abrí la puerta un poquito y miré (a hurtadillas)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

peek

[ˈpiːk]

n
to have a peek at sb/sth → jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch
to take a peek at sb/sth (trying not to be noticed) → jeter un coup d'œil furtif à qn/qch

vi
No peeking! → On ne regarde pas!
to peek at sb/sth → jeter un coup d'œil furtif à qn/qch

peek over

vt fus [+ fence, wall] → jeter un coup d'œil par-dessus

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

peek

n → kurzer Blick; (furtive, from under blindfold etc) → verstohlener Blick; to take or have a peek → kurz/verstohlen gucken (at nach); may I just have a peek? → darf ich mal kurz sehen or gucken?; to get a peek at somebody/something → jdn/etw kurz zu sehen bekommen

vi → gucken (at nach)

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peek

[piːk]

1. n → sbirciatina
to take or have a peek at → dare una sbirciatina a

2. vi → sbirciare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

peek

(piːk) verb

to look, especially quickly and in secret. He opened the door slightly and peeked out; Cover your eyes and don't peek. loer يَخْتَلِس النَّظَر надничам espreitar (vy)kouknout, juknout gucken smugkigge κρυφοκοιτάζωechar un vistazo; mirar a hurtadillas piiluma نظر افکندن vilkaista jeter un coup d'oeil (furtif) (à) לְהַצִיץ ב- झांकना viriti kukucskál mengintip gægjast, kíkja sbirciare のぞく 살짝 엿보다 pažvelgti, žvilgčioti, dirstelėti, dirsčioti slepus paskatīties, palūrēt mengintai glurenkikke, titte zerkać ثروت كتل، تر سوري كتل دبڼولاندې كتل، سر ښكاره كول، كرككى espreitar a trage cu coada ochiului взглянуть; подсматривать (vy)kuknúť, nazrieť kukati viriti kika, glutta แอบดู gizlice bakmak 偷看 виглядати; зиркати جھانکنا liếc trộm 偷看

noun

a quick look. Take a peek through the window. loer نَظْرَه مُخْتَلَسَه назъртане olhadela rychlý pohled flüchtiger Blick blik γρήγορη ματιά vistazo, ojeada pilguheit نگاه تند و پنهانی vilkaisu coup d'oeilהצצה झांकी proviriti kandikálás pandangan cepat augnagot sbirciatina のぞき見 엿보기 žvilgsnis vogčiomis, dirstelėjimas ieskatīšanās, acu uzmetiens menengok sepintas lalu kijkje titt, kikk zerknięcie تر سوري كتل دبڼولاندې كتل olhadela privire pe furiş быстрый взгляд nazretie bežen pogled virenje titt การแอบดู gizlice bakma 偷看 погляд крадькома; швидкий погляд سرسري نظر liếc trộm 偷看

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