gaze

[ geyz ]

/ geɪz /

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verb (used without object), gazed, gaz·ing.

to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.

noun

a steady or intent look.

at gaze, Heraldry. (of a deer or deerlike animal) represented as seen from the side with the head looking toward the spectator: a stag at gaze.

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Origin of gaze

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gasen; compare Norwegian, Swedish (dialect) gasa “to look”

synonym study for gaze

1. Gaze, stare, gape suggest looking fixedly at something. To gaze is to look steadily and intently at something, especially at that which excites admiration, curiosity, or interest: to gaze at scenery, at a scientific experiment. To stare is to gaze with eyes wide open, as from surprise, wonder, alarm, stupidity, or impertinence: to stare unbelievingly or rudely. Gape is a word with uncomplimentary connotations; it suggests open-mouthed, often ignorant or rustic wonderment or curiosity: to gape at a tall building or a circus parade.

OTHER WORDS FROM gaze

gazeless, adjectivegazer, noungaz·ing·ly, adverboutgaze, verb (used with object), out·gazed, out·gaz·ing.

un·gaz·ing, adjective

Words nearby gaze

gazang, gazania, Gazankulu, gazar, Gaza Strip, gaze, gazebo, gazehound, gazelle, gazelle hound, gazette

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How to use gaze in a sentence

We forge ahead with the same passion for the Institute’s mission, the same distinctive practical optimism, the same gaze toward the future.
Sustaining our mission, shaping the conversation|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Maybe now we needed dozens or hundreds of narrower gazes, using the Transit Technique as the principal method of discovery.
My satellite would fit in a small suitcase.|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
From start to finish, keep your gaze locked on the kettlebell.
Why (and How) You Should Master the Turkish Get-Up|Hayden Carpenter|November 21, 2020|Outside Online
Then slowly move your gaze down to the floor and try to look at your belly button.
Pocket This Anti-Stress Routine for Difficult Days|Lauren Bedosky|October 20, 2020|Outside Online

Keeping your shoulders relaxed and your chest forward, slowly look up to the ceiling, letting your head follow your gaze.
Pocket This Anti-Stress Routine for Difficult Days|Lauren Bedosky|October 20, 2020|Outside Online
Even good, arresting visual art is transformed by the gaze of a potential consumer.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The show, Bell Hooks argued in Black Looks: Race and Representation, “represents wom[e]n as the object of a phallocentric gaze.”
Science-Fiction TV Finds a New Muse: Feminism|David Levesley|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Click on it, gaze over it, and think about which of those states in the two shades of light blue might rush to buy into Obamacare.
Will GOP Govs Really Rescue Obamacare?|Michael Tomasky|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sensitive subjects are met with a short burst of laughter, and serious answers are sandwiched between a piercing gaze.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo|Nina Strochlic|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I try to catch the eye of this third boy, but he plops down onto a stool and avoids my gaze.
Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Louis stood firm, though pale and respectful, before the resentful gaze of Elizabeth.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Gaze not upon another man's wife, and be not inquisitive after his handmaid, and approach not her bed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The patch of soft green that I knew for the cottonwoods Rutter had spoken of drew my roving gaze whether I would or no.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
She stopped, and turned to face him, an incredible shyness seeming to cause her to avoid his gaze.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Thus enjoined, she took the letter; for a second her eyes met Garnache's glittering gaze, and she shivered.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for gaze

gaze

/ (ɡeɪz) /

verb

(intr) to look long and fixedly, esp in wonder or admiration

noun

a fixed look; stare

Derived forms of gaze

gazer, noun

Word Origin for gaze

C14: from Swedish dialect gasa to gape at

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