Begaze

/bɪˈɡeɪz/ verb

Definition

to gaze at something steadily or intently; to look fixedly at someone or something.

Etymology

Composed of the prefix 'be-' combined with 'gaze' (from Middle English 'gasen', possibly related to Old Norse 'gá'). The 'be-' prefix intensifies the action of gazing into a continuous, focused action.

Kelly Says

The prefix 'be-' in English verbs often intensifies or completes an action, and 'begaze' shows this perfectly—it's not just looking, it's the committed act of holding your stare on something.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንገድ
men-ged
ARالعربية
نظرة
naẓarah
BNবাংলা
দেখা
dek-ha
CACatalà
fixar el vista
fi-sar el vis-ta
CSČeština
pozorovat
po-zo-ro-vat
DADansk
se
se
DEDeutsch
anschauen
an-shau-en
ELΕλληνικά
βλέπω
ble-po
ESEspañol
mirar
mee-rahr
FAفارسی
نگاه کردن
nagah-e-kar-den
FISuomi
katsoa
kat-soa
FRFrançais
fixer le regard
fee-kray luh ruh-gah
GUGU
દેખવું
deh-khav-u
HAHA
kall
kal
HEעברית
לראות
la-rot
HIहिन्दी
देखना
deh-kna
HUMagyar
nézni
neh-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
melihat
me-lihat
IGIG
lee
lee
ITItaliano
guardare
gwar-da-reh
JA日本語
見つめる
mitsume-ru
KKKK
қарау
kara-u
KMKM
មើល
meul
KO한국어
바라보다
bara-bodo
MRMR
पाहिजे
pa-hee-je
MSBahasa Melayu
melihat
me-lihat
MYမြန်မာ
ကြည့်ရှု
kya-nyu-shu
NLNederlands
kijken
kee-ken
NONorsk
se
se
PAPA
ਦੇਖਣਾ
deh-khan-a
PLPolski
patrzeć
pat-sh-etch
PTPortuguês
olhar
o-lhar
RORomână
privi
pri-vee
RUРусский
смотреть
smo-tret'
SVSvenska
titta
tee-ta
SWKiswahili
angalia
an-ga-lee-a
TAதமிழ்
இருப்பது
ir-rup-padu
TEతెలుగు
చూడటం
chūḍaṭam
THไทย
มอง
mong
TLTL
tingnan
ting-nan
TRTürkçe
baktı
bak-tee
UKУкраїнська
дивитися
di-vi-ty-sa
URاردو
دیکھنا
dikh-na
VITiếng Việt
nhìn
nheen
YOYO
wo
wo
ZH中文
凝视
níng shì
ZUZU
bona
bo-na

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