absehen
A2#1,479Hear it
verbarchaic
to foresee
to realize, to convince oneself of
to overlook, to disregard, to refrainto willfully not refer to a fact
to be after, to design [with es and auf (+ accusative)]
Used in the library
- Ein Ende der Baustelle ist nicht abzusehen, und das kompliziert alles.There's no end to the building works in sight, and that complicates everything.A2Noch einmal, bitte (1) — Once more, please (1) (A2)
- Das Ende des Streiks ist nicht abzusehen, und das kompliziert unsere Reise.There's no end to the strike in sight, and that complicates our trip.A2Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A2)
- Ein Ende ist nicht abzusehen: Der Einsatz der Feuerwehr dauert schon zwölf Stunden.There's no end in sight: the fire brigade's operation has already lasted twelve hours.A2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (A2)
Other ways to say it
- abstehento stick out; to be (some distance) apart
- einsehento gain insight into, comprehend, understand, recognize, realize, accept, convince oneself; to examine, to see into, to inspect, to look closely at
- wahrhabento accept, to recognize; to be right, to speak truth
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