Dutch

Adverb

achterom

1. around the back

   Heb je al áchterom gekéken? - Have you looked around the house yet?

2. backwards over the shoulder

   Heb je al achterómgekeken? - Have you looked over your shoulder yet?

   Ze keek achterom. - She looked back.

Usage notes

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. Used as a preposition it is written in two parts:

Achter het huis om - Around the back of the house.

Loop achter om het huis! - Come around the back!

Related terms

• achterommetje