Gaze

See also gazé, gāze, and Gaze

See also gazé

English

Etymology

Akin to Swedish dial. gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgasjan), “‘to terrify’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /geɪz/

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  Rhymes: -eɪz

• Homophones: gays

Verb

Infinitive to Gaze

Third person singular gaz

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Gaze (third-person singular simple present gaz, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (intransitive) To stare intently or earnestly.

   In fact, for Antonioni this gazing is probably the most fundamental of all cognitive activities ... (from Thinking in the Absence of Image)

2. (transitive) (poetic) To stare at.
   • 1667: Strait toward Heav'n my wondring Eyes I turnd, / And gaz'd a while the ample Skie — John Milton, Paradise Lost (book VIII)

Translations

To stare intently or earnestly

Dutch: staren nl(nl), turen nl(nl) Finnish: tuijottaa fi(fi)

Hungarian: bámul hu(hu) Portuguese: contemplar pt(pt)

To stare at

Portuguese: contemplar pt(pt)

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Italian: osservare, fissare, contemplare

Spanish: observar, mirar fijamente

Noun

Singular Gaze

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Gaze ({{{1}}})

1. A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.
2. (archaic): The object gazed on.

Translations

A fixed look

Finnish: tuijotus fi(fi)

Hungarian: tekintet hu(hu)

The object gazed on

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /gaz/

Verb

Gaze

1. first-person singular present indicative of gazer.
2. third-person singular present indicative of gazer.
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of gazer.
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of gazer.
5. second-person singular imperative of gazer.

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