gaze

«gaze» in Mova's school dictionary: To look at something steadily for a long time, often… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (gaze, gazes, gazed, gazing); noun (a gaze, gazes)

meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) To look at something steadily for a long time, often because you are thinking, amazed or in love. tree →

2) (noun) A long, steady look. tree →

3) (noun) The direction someone is looking. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and poems, characters gaze at the stars, the sea or each other; it tells the reader they are dreamy, curious or deeply interested. In science, children gaze at the night sky. Phrases: «gaze at», «gaze out of the window», «stargazing», «avert your gaze», «hold someone's gaze».

examples

• We lay on the grass and gazed at the stars. tree →
• She gazed out of the window during the lesson. tree →
• The baby gazed at her mum. tree →
• His gaze moved slowly across the room. tree →
• Never gaze straight at the sun; it can hurt your eyes. tree →
• He couldn't hold the teacher's gaze and looked down. tree →
• Stargazing is fun on clear nights. tree →
• The children gazed at each other. tree →

note

Regular verb; usually followed by «at», «into» or «out of». Different from «stare»: «stare» can be rude or surprised; «gaze» is usually calm or dreamy. Safety: never gaze at the sun, even with sunglasses.

In the corpora

• Mine eyes shall gaze upon her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.'
• For He hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies.
• The God of my mercy will come to meet me; God will let me gaze upon mine adversaries.
• His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he gaze upon his adversaries.
• The LORD is for me as my helper; and I shall gaze upon them that hate me.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gaze» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.