Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense gazes, present participle gazing, past tense, past participle gazed
1. verb
If you gazeat someone or something, you look steadily at them for a long time, for example because you find them attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking about something else.
She stood gazing at herself in the mirror. [VERB + at]
Sitting in his wicker chair, he gazed reflectively at the fire. [VERB + at]
Synonyms: stare, look, view, watch More Synonyms of gaze
2. countable noun [usually singular, usually with poss]
You can talk about someone's gaze as a way of describing how they are looking at something, especially when they are looking steadily at it.
[written]
The Monsignor turned his gaze from the flames to meet the Colonel's.
She felt increasingly uncomfortable under the woman's steady gaze.
The interior was shielded from the curious gaze of passersby.
Synonyms: stare, look, fixed look More Synonyms of gaze
3.
See public gaze
gaze in British English
(ɡeɪz)
verb
1. (intransitive)
to look long and fixedly, esp in wonder or admiration
noun
2.
a fixed look; stare
Derived forms
gazer (ˈgazer)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Swedish dialect gasa to gape at
gaze in American English
(geɪz)
verb intransitiveWord forms: gazed or ˈgazing
1.
to look intently and steadily; stare, as in wonder or expectancy
noun
2.
a steady look
Derived forms
gazer (ˈgazer)
noun
Word origin
ME gazen < Scand, as in Norw & Swed dial. gasa, to stare < ON gas, goose
Examples of 'gaze' in a sentence
gaze
For as he gazed about him, he saw a great change over the railway.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We've all gazed into a fire and marvelled at the endlessly interesting glows within.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She looks down and back up, meeting my gaze with cool blue eyes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One female friend wrote that'it is impossible to withstand his gaze for long.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was all about the public gaze.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The woman switched her gaze towards me.
Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004)
That wonderful look when he gazed into the distance.
The Sun (2006)
He moved his gaze down the wall and directly into my eyes.
Christianity Today (2000)
The man fixed his interrogator with a steady gaze and spoke quietly but firmly.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Then he saw me and held my gaze for a long time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
What remained unchanged was that this search was carried on away from the public gaze.
Glyn Williams VOYAGES OF DELUSION: The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of Reason (2002)
How much the world revolves almost entirely around the male gaze.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He turned then and gazed about the room in the new light.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
Looking up he gazed at a poster.
Christopher Ross TUNNEL VISIONS: Journeys of an Underground Philosopher (2001)
Dull eyes become clear again and a wavering gaze grows steady.
Lutzner, Dr Helmut Successful Fasting -the easy way to cleanse your body of its poisons (1990)
Steel gazed long at the names on the casualty list.
Iain Gale Man of Honour (2007)
If you cannot meet their gaze you will not beat them.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It seems that certain documents are going to be secured away from the public gaze.
The Sun (2014)
As they drew up before the hall he gazed about him.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
They breathed deeply, gazed at fire or darkness.
Hyland, Paul Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent (1994)
Couples gazed across the candles into each other's eyes.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
LET your gaze move across the cards, then close your eyes.
The Sun (2009)
It is hidden and forbidden, so how great that this young woman 's warm gaze pushes open the door a little.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Objects swam about in the cabin and he sat suspended above his chair in mid-air, gazing out in admiration at the beauty of earth.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
gaze
British English: gaze /ɡeɪz/ VERB
If you gaze at someone or something, you look steadily at them for a long time.
She lowered her head and gazed at the floor.
American English: gaze
Arabic: يُحَدِّقُ
Brazilian Portuguese: olhar fixamente
Chinese: 凝视
Croatian: zuriti
Czech: zírat
Danish: stirre
Dutch: staren
European Spanish: mirar fijamente
Finnish: tuijottaa
French: contempler
German: starren
Greek: ατενίζω
Italian: fissare con lo sguardo
Japanese: 見つめる
Korean: 응시하다
Norwegian: betrakte
Polish: przyjrzeć się
European Portuguese: olhar fixamente
Romanian: a privi lung
Russian: пристально глядеть
Latin American Spanish: mirar
Swedish: stirra
Thai: จ้องมอง
Turkish: gözünü dikmek
Ukrainian: вдивлятися
Vietnamese: nhìn chằm chằm
British English: gaze NOUN
You can talk about someone's gaze as a way of describing how they are looking at something, especially when they are looking steadily at it.
He turned his gaze from the flames to meet his.
American English: gaze
Brazilian Portuguese: olhar fixo
Chinese: 凝视
European Spanish: mirada fija
French: regard
German: Blick
Italian: sguardo
Japanese: 凝視
Korean: 시선
European Portuguese: olhar fixo
Latin American Spanish: mirada fija
Chinese translation of 'gaze'
gaze
(ɡeɪz)
vi
to gaze at sth/sb凝视(視)着(著)某物/某人 (níngshìzhe mǒuwù/mǒurén)
n(c)
(= stare) 凝视(視) (níngshì)
(verb)
Definition
to look long and steadily at someone or something
He gazed reflectively at the fire.
Synonyms
stare
Mahoney tried not to stare.
look
She turned to look at him.
view
The mourners filed past to view the body.
watch
The man was standing in the doorway watching him.
regard
She regarded him curiously for a moment.
contemplate
She contemplated her hands thoughtfully.
gape
She stopped what she was doing and gaped at me.
eyeball (slang)
ogle
look fixedly
(noun)
Definition
a long steady look
She felt uncomfortable under the woman's steady gaze.
Synonyms
stare
look
She took a last look in the mirror.
fixed look
Additional synonyms
in the sense of contemplate
Definition
to look at thoughtfully
She contemplated her hands thoughtfully.
Synonyms
look at,
examine,
observe,
check out (informal),
inspect,
gaze at,
behold (archaic, literary),
eye up,
view,
study,
regard,
survey,
stare at,
scrutinize,
eye
in the sense of gape
Definition
to stare in wonder with the mouth open
She stopped what she was doing and gaped at me.
Synonyms
stare,
wonder,
goggle,
gawp (British, slang),
gawk
in the sense of look
Definition
to direct a look at (someone) in a specified way
She turned to look at him.
Synonyms
see,
view,
consider,
watch,
eye,
study,
check,
regard,
survey,
clock (British, slang),
examine,
observe,
stare,
glance,
gaze,
scan,
check out (informal),
inspect,
gape,
peep,
behold (archaic),
goggle,
eyeball (slang),
scrutinize,
ogle,
gawp (British, slang),
gawk,
recce (slang),
get a load of (informal),
take a gander at (informal),
rubberneck (slang),
take a dekko at (British, slang, old-fashioned),
feast your eyes upon,
l%k
Synonyms of 'gaze'
gaze
Explore 'gaze' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of look
Definition
a view or sight (of something)
She took a last look in the mirror.
Synonyms
glimpse,
view,
glance,
observation,
review,
survey,
sight,
examination,
gaze,
inspection,
peek,
squint (informal),
butcher's (British, slang),
gander (informal),
once-over (informal),
recce (slang),
eyeful (informal),
look-see (slang),
shufti (British, slang),
l%k
in the sense of regard
Definition
to look closely or attentively at (something or someone)