Definition of 'peek'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present
tense peeks
, present participle peeking
, past tense, past participle peeked
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peek in American English
verb intransitive
1.
to glance or look quickly and furtively, esp. through an opening or from behind something
noun
2.
such a glance
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Word origin
ME piken < ?
peek in American English
(pik)
intransitive verb
noun
2.
a quick or furtive look or glance; peep
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[1325–75; ME piken (v.); perh. dissimilated var. of kiken to keek]Examples of 'peek' in a sentence
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British English: peek
VERB /piːk/
If you peek at something or someone, you have a quick look at them, often secretly.
On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall.
- American English: peek /ˈpik/
- Brazilian Portuguese: bisbilhotar
- Chinese: 瞥一眼常指偷偷地
- European Spanish: mirar a hurtadillas
- French: jeter un coup d'œil
- German: schauen auf
- Italian: dare una sbirciata
- Japanese: ちらっとのぞく
- Korean: 엿보다
- European Portuguese: bisbilhotar
- Latin American Spanish: espiar
- Thai: แอบมอง, มองตามช่อง
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