peek

IPA(Pronunciation)

/piːk/

Verb

informal dated transitive

(informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. / (informal) To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.

Japanese Meaning

こっそり覗く、隠れてちらっと見る（こっそりと目を細めて見る動作） / 隠れた場所からわずかに見える、部分的にだけ見える状態

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She tried to peek through the curtains to see who was at the door.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女はドアに誰がいるのかを見るために、カーテンの隙間からこっそり覗こうとした。

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Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

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

A pale strip of white skin peeked out from under his waistband.

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Sense（3）

(computing, transitive, dated) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.

Coordinate term: poke

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peeks

（ present singular third-person ）

peeking

（ participle present ）

peeked

（ participle past ）

peeked

（ past ）

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