gaze

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To stare intently or earnestly.
2. To stare at.

Noun

1. A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.
2. The object gazed on.
3. In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed.

Concepts

regarder

regard

voir

regard fixe

contempler

fixer des yeux

considérer

zyeuter

fixer

mirer

refard

observer

dévisager

regarder fixement

badauder

bayer aux corneilles

bâiller

béer

rester bouche bée

rouler de gros yeux

s’ouvrir

être béant

être saillants

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡeɪz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”).