féach, v.t. & i. (vn. ~aint). 1. Look. (a) See, behold. ~aint síos, suas, i do thimpeall, an bealach eile, to look down, up, around, the other way. D’fhéach sé faoi agus thairis, he looked all round him. ~ an chuma atá air, look at his appearance. ~ ansin é, look at him there. ~ an chéad leathanach eile, see the next page. Tháinig sé do m’fhéachaint, he came to see me, to visit me. ~, seo chugainn é, look, here he comes. ~! Look! Behold! (b) Appear. ~aint go maith, to look well. ~ann sí óg, she looks young. Conas a fhéachann mo hata? How does my hat look? (c) Ascertain, consider, examine. Cás a fhéachaint, to look into a case. ~ an oireann sé duit, see whether it suits you. Níor fhéach sé cad ba chúis leis, he didn’t look to see what caused it. Bhí mé ag ~aint an dtiocfá, I wanted to see whether you would come. ~aint an rachadh agam labhairt leis, to see whether I could speak to him. ~aint cé acu is fearr, to see which of them is the best. (d) Reflect on. ~ an fear a d’imigh, look at the man who went away. ~an lá a tháinig sé, see what a day he chose to come. Ach ~ gur fhan sé, note that he stayed nevertheless. ~ sin anois! Look at that now! (e) (Expostulatory) ~ nach ndéanfá a leithéid, don’t you dare to do any such thing. Ní leat é. ~ gur liom. It is not yours. It is, indeed, mine. ~ an bhfeadar, I just don’t know. 2. Try, test. Rás a fhéachaint, to try a race. Cuisle a fhéachaint, to feel a pulse. ~ an cóta seo ort, try this coat on you. ~ é go bhfeice tú, try it and see. Duine a fhéachaint i gcoimhlint, to try out a person in a contest. Beidh le ~aint, that remains to be seen. Bheith ~ta, to be fully tested; to be exhausted. Bhíomar ~ta go maith ina dhiaidh, we were pretty well exhausted after it.