gape
verb/ɡeɪp/
/ɡeɪp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gape | /ɡeɪp/ /ɡeɪp/ |
| he / she / it gapes | /ɡeɪps/ /ɡeɪps/ |
| past simple gaped | /ɡeɪpt/ /ɡeɪpt/ |
| past participle gaped | /ɡeɪpt/ /ɡeɪpt/ |
| -ing form gaping | /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/ /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] gape (at somebody/something) to stare at somebody/something with your mouth open because you are shocked or surprised
- Isabel gaped at him, horrified.
- Frank gaped. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
- What are you gaping at?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- openly
- slightly
- at
- gape open
- [intransitive] to be or become wide open
- a gaping hole/mouth/wound
- A huge chasm gaped before them.
- gape open He stood yawning, his pyjama jacket gaping open.
- The empty cash box lay gaping open in one corner.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- openly
- slightly
- at
- gape open
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse gapa; related to gap.
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