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Definition of gaze verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

gaze

 verb
verb
NAmE//ɡeɪz//
 
[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they gaze
 
he / she / it gazes
 
past simple gazed
 
-ing form gazing
 
 
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+ adv./prep. to look steadily at someone or something for a long time, either because you are very interested or surprised, or because you are thinking of something else synonym stare She gazed at him in amazement. He sat for hours just gazing into space. Thesaurusstare
  • gaze
  • peer
  • glare
These words all mean to look at someone or something for a long time.
  • stare to look at someone or something for a long time, especially with surprise or fear, or because you are thinking:I stared at the picture in shock.
  • gaze (somewhat formal) to look steadily at someone or something for a long time, especially with surprise or love, or because you are thinking:She gazed at Marco with affection.
  • peer to look closely or carefully at someone or something, especially when you cannot see them/it clearly:He peered at me over the top of his glasses.
  • glare to look angrily at someone or something for a long time:I looked at her and she glared back.
Patterns
  • to stare/gaze/peer/glare at somebody/something
  • to stare/peer/glare suspiciously
  • to stare/peer anxiously/intently
  • to stare/glare wildly/fiercely
See gaze in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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