gaze
To stare intently or earnestlyTo stare intently or earnestly.
» She sat gazing out of the window.
Она сидела и смотрела в окно. — joulin
Вона сиділа виглядаючи з вікна. — ascolto
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To stare intently or earnestly.
They gazed at the stars for hours.
starren
разгля́дыватьrazgljádyvatʹ
(poetic, transitive)To stare at.
anstarren
вглядываться вvgljadyvatʹsja v
- look at with fixed eyes
Examples
259 sentencesShe sat gazing out of the window.
Вона сиділа виглядаючи з вікна. — ascolto
ruОна сидела и смотрела в окно. — joulin
Tom gazed at Mary.
Том витріщився на Мері. — deniko
ruТом не сводил глаз с Мэри. — Svetislava
I stopped and gazed at them.
We gazed at the beautiful scenery.
ruМы созерцали прекрасный пейзаж. — marafon
Tom gave me a penetrating gaze.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uFrom Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”).
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Forms
gazes, gazing, gazed, gazedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle