Word a Day
gaze
What does gaze mean?
gaze (verb): to stare intently or earnestly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use gaze in a sentence?
- They gazed at the stars for hours. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce gaze?
/ɡeɪz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does gaze come from?
From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of gaze?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “gaze”?
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What does “gaze” mean?
to make a reply or response to
Not quite: that's what answer means.
to stare intently or earnestly
Right! That's what “gaze” means.
be fully aware or cognizant of
Not quite: that's what realize means.
to become aware of; to observe
Not quite: that's what notice means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “gaze”?
thank
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start
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stare
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close
Not quite: close means something else.
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