gape

gape

 (gāp, găp)

intr.v. gaped, gap·ing, gapes

1. To open the mouth wide.

2. To stare wonderingly or stupidly, often with the mouth open. See Synonyms at gaze.

3. To be or become open or wide: Holes gaped in the ceiling.

n.

1. The act or an instance of gaping: a scoring move that elicited gapes from her teammates.

2. A large opening: a gape in the sail.

3.

a. The mouth, especially when open.

b. Zoology The width of the space between the open jaws or mandibles of a vertebrate.

4. gapes(used with a sing. verb) A disease of birds, especially young domesticated chickens and turkeys, caused by gapeworms and resulting in obstructed breathing.

5. gapes A fit of yawning.

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[Middle English gapen, from Old Norse gapa.]

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gape

(ɡeɪp)

vb (intr)

1. to stare in wonder or amazement, esp with the mouth open

2. to open the mouth wide, esp involuntarily, as in yawning or hunger

3. to be or become wide open: the crater gaped under his feet.

n

4. the act of gaping

5. a wide opening; breach

6. (Zoology) the width of the widely opened mouth of a vertebrate

7. a stare or expression of astonishment

[C13: from Old Norse gapa; related to Middle Dutch gapen, Danish gabe]

ˈgapy adj

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gape

(geɪp, gæp)

v. gaped, gap•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.

2. to open the mouth wide involuntarily as the result of hunger, sleepiness, or absorbed attention.

3. to split or become open wide.

n.

4. a wide opening; breach.

5. an act or instance of gaping.

6. a stare, as in astonishment or with the mouth wide open.

7. a yawn.

8. Zool. the width of the open mouth.

[1175–1225; < Old Norse gapa to open the mouth wide; compare German gaffen]

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gape

Past participle: gaped
Gerund: gaping

Imperative

gape

gape

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gape - an expression of openmouthed astonishment facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles rictus - a gaping grimace
	2.	gape - a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open) stare - a fixed look with eyes open wide
Verb	1.	gape - look with amazement; look stupidly gawk, gawp, goggle look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
	2.	gape - be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon" yaw, yawn be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

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gape

verb

1. stare, wonder, goggle, gawp (Brit. slang), gawk She stopped what she was doing and gaped at me.

2. open, split, crack, yawn A hole gaped in the roof.

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gape

verb

1. To open the mouth wide with a deep inward breath, as when tired or bored:

yawn.

2. To look intently and fixedly:

eye, gawk, gaze, goggle, ogle, peer, stare.

Idioms: gaze open-mouthed, rivet the eyes on.

3. To open wide:

gap, yawn.

noun

An intent fixed look:

gaze, stare.

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Translations

يَفْغَرُ فَمَه

civět

gabemåbe

anstaunengähnenklaffen

badauderbayerrester bouche bée

zjapiti

tátja a száját

gapa

spalancarespalancato

spoksoti

blenzt

glomåpe

глазеть

civieť

strmeti

ağzı açık kalmak

张口凝视目瞪口呆

gape

[geɪp] VI

1. [mouth] → estar abierto; [hole] → estar muy abierto
the chasm gaped before him → delante de él se abría la sima
her blouse gaped at the neck → llevaba una blusa muy abierta por el cuello

2. [person] tourists go there to gape → los turistas van allí y se quedan boquiabiertos
to gape (at) → mirar boquiabierto (a)
he gaped at me in amazement → se me quedó mirando boquiabierto

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gape

[ˈgeɪp] vi

[person] → rester bouche bée

[shirt, blouse] → bâillergap-fill [ˈgæpfɪl] n (= cloze) → texte m à trous

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gape

vi

(= open mouth wide, person) → den Mund aufreißen or -sperren; (bird) → den Schnabel aufsperren; (chasm etc) → gähnen, klaffen; (seam, wound) → klaffen

(= stare: person) → starren, gaffen; to gape at somebody/something → jdn/etw (mit offenem Mund) anstarren; the people stood and gaped → die Leute sperrten Mund und Nase auf (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gape

[geɪp] vi

a. (mouth, hole) → essere spalancato/a

b. (person) → restare a bocca aperta
to gape (at sb/sth) → guardare (qn/qc) a bocca aperta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gape

(geip) verb

to stare with open mouth, eg in surprise. The children gaped at the monkeys. vergaap يَفْغَرُ فَمَه зяпам embasbacar civět (s otevřenými ústy) anstaunen måbe χάσκω, κοιτάζω με ανοιχτό το στόμα mirar boquiabierto ammuli sui vahtima با دهان باز خیره شدن tollottaa rester bouche bée לִפעוֹר פֶּה जंभाई लेना, एकटक घूरना zuriti, buljiti tátja a száját ternganga gapa restare a bocca aperta ぽかんと口を開ける 멍하니 바라보다 spoksoti blenzt (ar pavērtu muti) ternganga gapenmåpe, glogapić się خوله وازه پاته كېدل ( لكه دتعجب په وخت كې ) ارږمۍ كښل embasbacar a căsca gura глазеть civieť strmeti zinuti gapa, glo, bliga อ้าปากค้าง ağzı açık kalmak 目瞪口呆 витріщатися بڑا سا منہ کھولنا há hốc miệng 目瞪口呆，张口凝视

ˈgaping adjective

wide open. a gaping hole. gapend مَفْتوح، واسِع широко отворен escancarado zející klaffend gabende ολάνοιχτος abierto, de par en par haigutav کاملاً باز ammottava béantפעור खुला razjapljen tátongó terbuka lebar gapandi, gínandi aperto 口の開いた 크게 벌어진 žiojintis vaļēja bedre terbuka gapendgapende, måpendeziejący کاملأ خلاص brecha căscat зияющий roztvorený zevajoč razjapljen gapande หวะเข้าไป; กว้างเข้าไป; เป็นช่องเข้าไป alabildiğine açılmış, faraş gibi 開口大的 зяючий کھلا ہوا mở rộng 张口大的

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