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erblicken

to catch sight of, to see

er achievement or bringing about + blick to show up, to appear + en we/they present-tense ending
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #46,887
to catch sight of, to see Somewhat formal or literary; everyday German usually uses sehen.
GE: Von hier aus kann ich das Meer erblicken.
EN: I can see the sea from here.
Conjugation of erblicken
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First erblickte —
Third erblickte —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First erblickte —
Third erblickte —
Past
erblickt
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — erblicken
Second — erblickt
Third erblickt erblicken
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — erblickt
erblicken
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — erblicken
Third — erblicken

Er wird es als Erster erblicken.

He will be the first to see it.

— Die Legende vom Ozeanpianisten (1998)

Mit Enthusiasmus, Stolz und Ehrgeiz werdet ihr den neuen Tag erblicken.

With enthusiasm, pride, and ambition, you will greet the new day.

— The Long Walk - Todesmarsch (2025)

Ach, was musste sie da erblicken!

Oh, what did she have to behold there!

Ich vermag Frodo in der Ferne nicht mehr zu erblicken.

I can no longer see Frodo in the distance.

— Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (2003)