achterom
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Univerbation of achter + om.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]achterom
- around
- Heb je al achterom gekeken? ― Have you looked around the house yet?
- Achter het huis om. ― Around/Behind the house.
- Loop achter om het huis! ― Come around the house!
- behind, backwards (over the shoulder)
- Heb je al achteromgekeken? ― Have you looked over your shoulder yet?
- Ze keek achterom. ― She looked back.
Usage notes
[edit]In the first meaning the word is a separate adverb of location, in the second a separable prepositional adverb that can be attached to certain verbs or served as verbal complement.