peek

CEFRB2

/piːk/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To look quickly or secretly at something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A quick or secret look.

Examples

  • Can you give us a sneak peek?

  • I sneaked a peek in the showers after the game.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.

  2. To briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information).

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

More examples

In context

  • Let's take a sneak peek.

  • Close your eyes, and no peeking!

  • Sniper watching the site; don't peek.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The curious child tried to blank under the curtain to see the gift.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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”).