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gaze
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gaze  (gz)
intr.v. gazed, gaz·ing, gaz·es
To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.
n.
A steady, fixed look.

[Middle English gasen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

gazer n.
Synonyms: gaze, stare, gape, gawk, glare1, peer1
These verbs mean to look long and intently. Gaze is often indicative of wonder, fascination, awe, or admiration: gazing at the stars.
Stare can indicate curiosity, boldness, insolence, or stupidity: stared at them in disbelief.
Gape suggests a prolonged open-mouthed look reflecting amazement, awe, or lack of intelligence: tourists gaping at the sights.
To gawk is to gape or stare stupidly: Drivers gawked at the disabled truck.
To glare is to fix another with a hard, piercing stare: glared furiously at me.
To peer is to look narrowly, searchingly, and seemingly with difficulty: peered at us through her glasses.

gaze
Verb
[gazing, gazed]
to look long and steadily at someone or something
Noun
a long steady look [Swedish dialect gasa to gape at]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gazegaze - a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me"
stare - a fixed look with eyes open wide
Verb1.gaze - look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"
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!"
outface, outstare, stare down - overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent"
stargaze - observe the stars

gaze
verb 1. stare, look, view, watch, regard, contemplate, gape, eyeball (slang) ogle, look fixedly
noun 2. stare, look, fixed look
Translations
gaze [geɪz] nmirada fija
vi to gaze at sth → mirar algo fijamente

gaze [geɪz] nregard m fixe
vi to gaze at vtfixer du regard

gaze [geɪz] nBlick m
vi to gaze at sth → etw anstarren

gaze [geɪz] nsguardo fisso
vi to gaze at → guardare fisso

gaze
v gaze [geiz]
to look steadily (at) for some time, usually in surprise, out of interest etc. staar يُحَدِّق، يُحَمْلِق вторачвам се upřeně se dívat, zírat stirre (an)starren κοιτάζω επίμονα, ατενίζω mirar fijamente, clavar la vista en üksisilmi vahtima خیره نگریستن tuijottaa fixer לְהַבִּיט אֲרוּכּוֹת ב- टकटकी लगाना, घूरना zuriti bámul menatap stara, einblína fissare じっと見つめる 응시하다 įbesti akis, sužiurti cieši skatīties renungan; tatapan staren stirre stivt/ufravendt przyglądać się olhar a privi în gol вглядываться (uprene) hľadieť zijati piljiti se, titta, stirra เพ่ง gözünü dikip bakmak 凝視 вдивлятися ٹکٹکی باندھ کے دیکھنا nhìn chằm chằm
n
a long steady look. blik نَظْرَه مُحَدِّقَه поглед upřený pohled stirren starrer Blick επίμονη ματιά, ατενές βλέμμα mirada fija jõllitus نگاه خیره tuijotus regard fixe מַבָּט אָרוֹך टकटकी zurenje, blejanje bámulás pandangan, tatapan starandi augnaráð sguardo fisso 凝視 응시 įdėmus žvilgsnis ciešs skatiens renungan; tatapan strakke blik stirrende blikk uporczywe przypatrywanie olhar privire fixă пристальный взгляд uprený pohľad zijanje piljenje intensivt betraktande, stirrande การเพ่งมอง uzun uzun bakış 凝視 пильний погляд ٹکٹکی cái nhìn chằm chằm


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