wegkijken

Dutch (Brabantic)

verb
Definitions
  • to look away, avert one's gaze
  • (figuratively) to remain willful wilfully ignorant or refuse to face reality

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish weg (road, way, away, path) + Dutch, Flemish kijken (look, wach).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

kijken

Gloss

look, wach

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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