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gaze
verb
-
gaze
,
gazing
,
gazes
,
gazed
to
look
at
someone
or
something
steadily
and
with
full
attention
•
The
little
girl
gazed
at
the
stars
,
amazed
by
their
brightness
.
The
little
girl
gazed
at
the
stars
,
amazed
by
their
brightness
.
•
He
gazed
out
of
the
window
,
lost
in
thought
.
He
gazed
out
of
the
window
,
lost
in
thought
.
From
Middle
English
gasen
,
probably
related
to
the
Scandinavian
word
for
"
stare
."
noun
a
steady
,
focused
look
at
someone
or
something
•
Under
her
grandfather's
gentle
gaze
,
the
baby
smiled
.
Under
her
grandfather's
gentle
gaze
,
the
baby
smiled
.
•
The
lion
met
the
photographer's
gaze
without
fear
.
The
lion
met
the
photographer's
gaze
without
fear
.
Derived
from
the
verb
"
gaze
,"
first
recorded
as
a
noun
in
the
16th
century
.
noun
a
particular
way
of
seeing
or
interpreting
the
world
,
often
shaped
by
culture
,
gender
,
or
ideology
•
The
novel
is
written
from
a
colonial
gaze
that
exoticizes
the
local
people
.
The
novel
is
written
from
a
colonial
gaze
that
exoticizes
the
local
people
.
•
Critics
analyzed
the
film
through
the
male
gaze
,
noting
how
it
portrayed
women
.
Critics
analyzed
the
film
through
the
male
gaze
,
noting
how
it
portrayed
women
.
Extended
figurative
use
arose
in
late
20th-century
critical
theory
,
where
"
gaze
"
refers
to
the
viewer's
cultural
or
ideological
standpoint
.
