gaze.
To stare intently or earnestly.
Meaning & usage
To stare intently or earnestly.
They gazed at the stars for hours.
To stare at.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”).
A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.
The object gazed on.
In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed.
The framework in which a subject is presented, determined by the biases of the creator and/or audience.
A group of raccoons.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”).
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