gaze

Meaning

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

gaze

stare

look

glance

regard

look at

view

watch

gape

goggle

see

observe

behold

stare at

gawp

glare

examine

contemplate

sight

eye

peer

gawk

scrutiny

vision

eyes

fixation

scrutinize

contemplation

ogle

scowl

visual search

steady look

pay attention to

aspect

screw

eyesight

face

gloat

attention

concentration

looking

looking at

fixed

fixate

notice

fix

look out

glimpse

foresight

insight

perspective

beholding

have a look

take a look

gaup

gaze at

look intently

look up

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡeɪz/

Etymology

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