gaze B2 Topic:Time US /ɡeɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #7989 Meanings 1 verb To look at someone or something for a long time, often with wonder or interest. They gazed at the stars for hours on the warm summer night. 2 noun A long, steady look. She fixed her gaze on the horizon and said nothing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to look at someone or... stare 2 noun · a long, steady look. regard More gapemuse Word family Forms gazedgazergazersgazesgazing Derived forms begazecrystal-gazingdowngazeeyegazeforegazegazeegazefulgazehoundgazelessgazementgazergazy Etymology AI details From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”). gasen Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gaze **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ɡeɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 7989 ## Meanings 1. To look at someone or something for a long time, often with wonder or interest. 2. A long, steady look. ## Examples - They gazed at the stars for hours on the warm summer night. - She fixed her gaze on the horizon and said nothing. ## Synonyms - gape - muse - stare ## Derived Forms - begaze - crystal-gazing - downgaze - eyegaze - foregaze - gazee - gazeful - gazehound - gazeless - gazement - gazer - gazy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gasen ## Etymology From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”). ## AI Etymology Gaze comes from Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”). In current use, the main senses are “To look at someone or something for a long time, often with wonder or interest” and “A long, steady look”. ## Topics - Time markdown