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niederblicken

German, verb

niederblicken is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-B-L-I-C-K-E-N (13 letters). Niederblicken is a German verb meaning “to look down (to lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Niederblicken is a different word: “gerund of niederblicken”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “nach unten schauen”.

What does niederblicken mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to look down (to lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards.)

noun

as Niederblicken
  1. 1

    neutergerund of niederblicken

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. nach unten schauen 2. jemanden mit dem Gefühl der Überlegenheit betrachten

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of niederblicken

  • blickt nieder present singular third-person
  • blickte nieder past
  • niedergeblickt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • niederblickend participle present
  • niederzublicken infinitive infinitive-zu
  • blicke nieder first-person indicative present
  • blicken nieder first-person indicative plural
  • blickst nieder indicative present second-person
  • blickest nieder second-person singular subjunctive
  • blicket nieder plural second-person subjunctive
  • blickten nieder first-person indicative plural
  • blicktest nieder indicative preterite second-person
  • blicktet nieder indicative plural preterite
  • blick nieder! imperative singular
  • blicke nieder! imperative singular
  • blickt nieder! imperative plural
  • niedergeblickt haben active infinitive perfect

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

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