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betrakte

verbverb

to regard · to view, to consider · to study, to observe

PronunciationUttale

betrakˊte

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk ‘overveie, spekulere på’ from Low German ‘to consider, to speculate on’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. se på;
    granske
    to look at;
    to scrutinise
    • han betraktet henne oppmerksomt he studied her attentively
  2. vurdereto assess, to evaluate · to consider (doing something) · to value, to appraise;
    anse (II)to consider, to regard
    to assess, to evaluatevurdere;
    to consider, to regardanse (II)
    • vi betrakter saken som opp- og avgjort we regard the matter as done and settled
    • som kunstverk betraktet er ikke bildet verdt stort regarded as a work of art, the picture isn't worth much
    • dette tilfellet kan ikke betraktes isolert this case cannot be viewed in isolation