féachaint, f. (gs. -ana, pl. ~í).1. vn. of féach. 2. Look. ~ a thabhairt ar rud, to take a look at sth. Thug mé ~ amháin orthu, I took one glance at them. Thug sé ~ mhillte orm, he gave me a killing look. Níl ~ roimhe ann, he lacks foresight. Lucht féachana, onlookers. 3. Appearance. Is olc an fhéachaint atá air, he looks bad. 4. Aspect. Tá ~ soir ag an teach, the house faces east. 5. Trial, test. ~ a chur ar dhuine; duine a chur ar a fhéachaint, to try s.o. (out). Nuair a cuireadh ~ air, when he was put to the test. Cuireadh ~ chrua orm, I was sorely tried. Ní raibh siad ach ag cur féachana ort, they only wanted to know how you would react. Cuirtear chun féachana é, let it be put to the test. 6. Taste, small portion. ~ den fheoil (a fháil), (to get) a taste of the meat. (Var:féacháilf)