vorbeischauen
[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯̯ʃaʊ̯ən] verb B1- to look past · Ich habe ihn gegrüßt, aber er hat einfach an mir vorbeigeschaut. I greeted him, but he just stared past me.
- to swing by, to visit briefly (especially if not at a specific time) · Deine Oma hat heute Nachmittag vorbeigeschaut. Your grandma swung by this afternoon.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- vorbeischauen
- Present (er)
- schaut vorbei
- Präteritum (er)
- schaute vorbei
- Perfekt (er)
- hat vorbeigeschaut
- Infinitive with zu
- vorbeizuschauen
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