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- Dictionarygaze/ɡāz/
verb
- 1. look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought: "he could only gaze at her in astonishment"
noun
- 1. a steady intent look: "he turned, following her gaze"
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The meaning of GAZE is to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention. How to use gaze in a sentence.
Her gaze fell upon a small box at the back of the shop. I could feel his malevolent gaze as I walked away. I averted my gaze while he dressed. He turned a cold, reptilian gaze on me. She returned his gaze steadily. Playing on the idea of the viewer's gaze, the work hearkens back to such feminist artworks as those of Barbara Kruger.
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.
GAZE meaning: 1. to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or…. Learn more.
When someone lays eyes on you and keeps looking, it is a gaze or a stare. You can gaze back or just say, "Take a picture; it lasts longer." Gaze is both a verb and a noun. When people daydream, they often gaze off into the distance without focusing on anything.
Definition of gaze verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. + adv./prep. to look steadily at somebody/something for a long time, either because you are very interested or surprised, or because you are thinking of something else synonym stare. She gazed at him in amazement. He sat for hours just gazing into space.
Definition of gaze noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a long, steady look at somebody/something. He met her gaze (= looked at her while she looked at him). She dropped her gaze (= stopped looking). In his last years, he lived almost entirely secluded from the public gaze (= away from public attention).
To gaze is to look steadily and intently at something, esp. at that which excites admiration, curiosity, or interest: to gaze at scenery, at a scientific experiment.
Gaze is often indicative of wonder, fascination, awe, or admiration: We spent the evening gazing at the stars. Stare can indicate curiosity, boldness, rudeness, or stupidity: The children stared closely at the creatures in the aquarium.
GAZE definition: to look for a long time at someone or something or in a particular direction: . Learn more.
