German word

Horizont

Pronunciation

IPA/hoʁiˈt͡sɔnt/

Meaning

  • masculine nounhorizon

Example

Die Sonne geht am Horizont unter.

The sun is setting on the horizon.

Illustration for Horizont (horizon)

More examples

Das Studium eröffnete ihm einen neuen Horizont.

The study opened up a new horizon for him.

Core concept

The distant edge of a visible landscape, also serving as a boundary for what a person can know, imagine, or achieve.

Common phrases

  • einen neuen Horizont eröffnen

    open up a new horizon

  • unter dem Horizont

    below the horizon

  • am Horizont sichtbar werden

    become visible on the horizon

Similar words

Aussicht: Future prospects or chances of something happening.
Perspektive: An individual way of looking at or understanding something.
Sicht: The extent of what can be seen from a given position.

Definition in German

Die äußerste Grenze des Sichtbaren oder Vorstellbaren; sowohl die sichtbare Linie als auch übertragen die Grenze des Blicks oder der Möglichkeiten.

Word origin

German Horizont derives through Latin horizon from Greek horizōn, "bounding," and the boundary sense later developed metaphorical uses for outlook and possibility.

Usage tips

  • The fixed phrase den Horizont erweitern uses Horizont in the singular for broadening a person's knowledge or outlook.

Other meanings

  • outlooknoun

Opposites

  • Zenitzenithnoun

Related words

  • Horizontalitäthorizontalitynoun
  • horizontalhorizontaladjective

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