Gaze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a long fixed look

look at with fixed eyes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈeɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈeɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈeɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈeɪz/.

Examples

he fixed his paternal gaze on me
The students stared at the teacher with amazement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stare regard

Parts of Speech

noun	a long fixed look “he fixed his paternal gaze on me”
verb	look at with fixed eyes “The students stared at the teacher with amazement”

Word Forms

gaze	verb	look at with fixed eyes
regard	verb	look at attentively
gaze	noun	a long fixed look
stare	noun	a fixed look with eyes open wide
starer	noun	a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blick

ein langer fester Blick

🇫🇷French

regard

un long regard fixe

🇪🇸Spanish

mirada

una mirada larga y fija

🇮🇹Italian

sguardo

uno sguardo lungo e fisso

🇳🇱Dutch

blik

een lange, vaste blik

🇵🇹Portuguese

olhar

um olhar longo e fixo

🇷🇺Russian

взгляд

долгий пристальный взгляд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टकटकी

एक लंबी स्थिर नज़र

🇧🇩Bengali

দৃষ্টি

একটি দীর্ঘ স্থায়ী চেহারা

🇮🇳Tamil

பார்வை

ஒரு நீண்ட நிலையான தோற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చూపులు

సుదీర్ఘ స్థిర రూపం

🇮🇳Marathi

टक लावून पाहणे

एक लांब स्थिर देखावा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નજર

લાંબા સ્થિર દેખાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೋಡು

ದೀರ್ಘ ಸ್ಥಿರ ನೋಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നോട്ടം

ഒരു നീണ്ട സ്ഥിരമായ രൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਗਾਹ

ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬੀ ਸਥਿਰ ਦਿੱਖ

🇵🇰Urdu

نگاہیں

ایک طویل فکسڈ نظر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

目光

长时间固定的表情

🇯🇵Japanese

視線

長い固定された視線

🇰🇷Korean

시선

오랫동안 고정된 모습

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhìn chằm chằm

một cái nhìn cố định lâu dài

🇹🇭Thai

จ้องมอง

รูปลักษณ์ที่คงที่ยาวนาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tatapan

tampilan tetap yang panjang

🇵🇭Filipino

titig

isang mahabang nakapirming hitsura

🇲🇾Malay

pandang

rupa tetap panjang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نظرة

نظرة طويلة ثابتة

🇮🇷Persian

نگاه کردن

یک نگاه ثابت طولانی

🇹🇷Turkish

bakış

uzun sabit bir görünüm

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַבָּט

מבט ארוך וקבוע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'gaze'?

The primary meaning of 'gaze' is 'a long fixed look'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gaze' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'gaze' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gaze' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gaze' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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