gaze

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

Akin to Swedish dial. gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgasjan), “‘to terrify’”). ^[1]

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• IPA: /geɪz/
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  Rhymes: -eɪz

• Homophones: gays

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to gaze (third-person singular simple present gazes, present participle gazing, simple past and past participle gazed)

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)

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gaze (plural gazes)

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

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• Notes:

1. ^ Gaze in Webster's Dictionary

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /gaz/

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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.