gaze

CEFRC1

/ɡeɪz/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To look steadily at something for a long time.

  2. 02

    noun

    A steady, long look.

Examples

  • Her cool gaze made my heart skip a beat.

  • I kept gazing at her until she, totally confused, dropped her gaze.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɡæɪz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.

  2. To stare at.

  3. To stare intently or earnestly.

More examples

In context

  • She held his gaze for a moment before looking away.

  • They gazed at the stars for hours.

  • Why stand ye gazing up into heaven?

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”).