gaze

gaze
1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to look at someone or something for a long time, giving it all your attention often without realizing you are doing so (+ into/at etc): Patrick was gazing into the fire. | We gazed up at the stars. USAGE NOTE: GAZE WORD CHOICE: look, gaze, stare, gape These words all describe looking at someone or something for a long time. You may gaze at something interesting or beautiful without realizing you are doing it: He stood gazing at Helen. | at the breathtaking landscape. If you stare at someone or something, you look directly at them for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are angry, very interested, or are thinking hard about something: She stared at the page for several minutes, uncertain what to write. | Why are you staring at me like that? You gape at something with your mouth open when you are very surprised or shocked: He just stood and gaped as the building began to crumble. 2 noun (singular) a long steady look: a curious gaze | lower your gaze: Ellen smiled uncomfortably and lowered her gaze. | meet sb's gaze (=look directly at someone who is looking at you): He didn't dare to meet her gaze.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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