verb · transitive · rare

peek

peek · peeks · peeked · peeking

глянути

взглянуть, глянуть

einen Blick darauf werfen, blicken

To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a creviceTo look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

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/piːk/

» Tom couldn't resist peeking through the keyhole.

Tom konnte der Versuchung nicht widerstehen, durchs Schlüsselloch zu linsen.

Том не мог удержаться от соблазна подсмотреть в замочную скважину.

Meaning

5 senses

(informal, intransitive)To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
Close your eyes, and no peeking!
lugen, gucken, linsen
загля́дыватьzagljádyvatʹ, загляну́тьzagljanútʹ, подгля́дыватьpodgljádyvatʹ
(informal, intransitive)To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
(informal, intransitive)To briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information).
Sniper watching the site; don't peek.
(informal, transitive)To take a look at; to check out.
Peek my new shoes.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
(dated, informal, transitive)To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
im Speicher nachsehen

Examples

144 sentences

Tom couldn't resist peeking through the keyhole.
ruТом не мог удержаться от соблазна подсмотреть в замочную скважину. — odexed
deTom konnte der Versuchung nicht widerstehen, durchs Schlüsselloch zu linsen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom peeked through the hole in the wall.
ruТом заглянул через дыру в стене. — fjay69
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Tom peeked inside to see what was happening.
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You can see the sun peeking through the clouds.
ruСквозь облака проглядывает солнце. — fjay69
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Tom peeked into the kitchen through the screen door.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep:

computing: To retrieve the value from a memory address:

Origin

From Middle English *peken, piken, pyken (“to peep”), probably a fusion of Middle English

From Middle English *peken, piken, pyken (“to peep”), probably a fusion of Middle English pepen (“to peep”) and keken, kiken (“to keek, look, spy”), equivalent to a blend of peep + keek. Perhaps also possibly a metathetic alteration of Middle English kepen, kipen, kypen (“to keep, look, observe, watch”).

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Forms

peeks, peeking, peeked, peeked

Base form	peek · to peek
3rd person singular	peeks
Present participle	peeking
Past simple	peeked
Past participle	peeked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	peek
he, she, it	peeks

Past simpleLesson

all persons

peeked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have peeked
he, she, it	has peeked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will peek

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

throw a glance at; take a brief look at:glance glint

Word family

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

3 patterns

peeked inside
peeked through the
peeked through