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Added 7 October 2026

gaze

/ɡeɪz/ noun

In Latin: conspicio, tueor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gaze at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A long fixed look.
he fixed his paternal gaze on me

verb

Look at with fixed eyes.
The students stared at the teacher with amazement

Origin

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

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