Meaning of 窺く in Japanese

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Definition of 窺く

  1. (v5k, vt) to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.)
  2. to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
  3. to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)

    私はメアリーが店のウインドーをのぞいているのを見ました。
    I saw Mary looking into a show window.

  4. to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at

    その箱をのぞいてはいけない。
    Don't look into the box.

  5. to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)

    彼は顕微鏡をのぞいていた。
    He was looking through a microscope.

  6. (v5k, vi) to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
  7. to face →Related words: 臨む
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