gaze
verb/ɡeɪz/
/ɡeɪz/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gaze | /ɡeɪz/ /ɡeɪz/ |
| he / she / it gazes | /ˈɡeɪzɪz/ /ˈɡeɪzɪz/ |
| past simple gazed | /ɡeɪzd/ /ɡeɪzd/ |
| past participle gazed | /ɡeɪzd/ /ɡeɪzd/ |
| -ing form gazing | /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/ /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to look steadily at somebody/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.
Synonyms starestaregaze ▪ peer ▪ glareThese words all mean to look at somebody/something for a long time.stare to look at somebody/something for a long time, especially with surprise or fear, or because you are thinking:- I screamed and everyone stared.
- We all gazed at Marco in amazement.
- I looked at her and she glared stonily back.
- to stare/gaze/peer/glare at somebody/something
- to stare/gaze/peer/glare suspiciously
- to stare/gaze/peer anxiously/intently
- to stare/gaze/glare wildly/fiercely
Extra Examples- Every one gazed at her beautiful jewels.
- He gazed absently at the passing crowd.
- He gazed out over the lake.
- They gazed in wonder at the mighty peaks.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- intently
- steadily
- absently
- …
- at
- in
- into
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps related to obsolete gaw ‘to gaze’, from Old Norse gá ‘heed’.
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