Definition of gaze Gaze

/gejˈz/ - [geyz] - gaze

We found 13 definitions of gaze from 6 different sources.

What does gaze mean?

Noun Plural: gazes
gaze - a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me"
		regard
		stare a fixed look with eyes open wide
Verb gazes, gazing, gazed
gaze - look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"
		stare
		look have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"
		outface, outstare, stare down overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent"
		stargaze observe the stars

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gaze (Noun)
A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.
gaze (Noun)
The object gazed on.
gaze (Noun)
In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed.
gaze (Verb)
To stare intently or earnestly.

gaze (v. i.)
To fixx the eyes in a steady and earnest look; to look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment, or with studious attention.
gaze (v. t.)
To view with attention; to gaze on .
gaze (n.)
A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.
gaze (n.)
The object gazed on.

gaze
gāz, v.i, to look fixedly.—n. a fixed look: the object gazed at—(Spens.) Gaze′ment.—adj. Gaze′ful (Spens.), looking intently.—ns. Gaze′-hound, a hound that pursues by sight rather than scent; Gaz′er, one who gazes; Gaz′ing-stock, a person exposed to public view, generally in a bad sense.—At gaze, in the attitude of gazing. [Prob. cog. with obs. gaw, to stare, Ice. gá, to heed. Some compare the Sw. gasa, to stare.]

gaze
In heraldry, when a beast of the chase is represented as affronté, or full-faced, it is said to be at gaze.

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gaze in sign language