うかがう

Meanings

1. to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly)
2. to await (one's chance)
3. to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise

Part of speech: godan verb (う), transitive

Example sentences

• 彼女の悲しそうな顔には哀願の様子がうかがえる。

  There is a look of appeal on her sad face.

  Tatoeba #94060 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 彼は発言の機会をうかがった。

  He watched for an opportunity to speak.

  Tatoeba #101250 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• この壁画からは古代人の生活の片鱗をうかがうことができる。

  We can get a glimpse of the lifestyle of ancient people from this wall painting.

  Tatoeba #219891 · CC BY 2.0 FR