VOCABULARY-U11-SIGHT

 

English vocabulary - WAYS OF LOOKING 

▪ look: give attention to what one is seeing; turn the eyes and see in a certain direction. Look at that cute baby!  

▪ see: use the power of sight. See! Here she comes! 

▪ watch: look at some activity or event; keep one's eyes fixed on something. The boys watched television all the afternoon. 

▪ gaze: look at something for a long time, in surprise or admiration. She gazed at him in disbelief when he told her the news.

▪ stare: look at something for a long time with the eyes wide open. She was staring into space. 

▪ gawk = gawp: stare impolitely. Many people gathered to gawp at the crashed car. 

▪ gape: look at something with one's mouth open. She gaped at him in surprise. 

▪ glance: have a quick look at something. She glanced at her watch. 

▪ scan: look quickly at something without careful reading. He scanned the newspaper over breakfast. 

▪ glare: stare angrily or fiercely. She didn't answer, but just glared silently at me. 

▪ glower: look very angry, annoyed or threatening. You don't need to glower at me like that; you know the rules! 

▪ peer: look very carefully, as if not able to see well. He peered at me over his spectacles. 

▪ peep: look quickly and cautiously. He was caught peeping through the keyhole. 

▪ observe: watch carefully. The police observed the man entering the bank. 

▪ glimpse: have a passing view of something or someone. Usually used in the expression to catch a glimpse of. He could catch a glimpse of the president among the crowd. 

▪ spot: recognize someone suddenly among many others. He was spotted by the police boarding a plane for Berlin. 

▪ behold: old use of the verb to see. Behold the king! 

▪ view: (technical) look thouroughly; regard, consider. That film hasn't been viewed by the censor yet. 

▪ sight: see for the first time. The men in the ship finally sighted land. 

▪ leer: look in an unpleasant way, suggesting ill will or lust. The man leered at the young girl. 

▪ blink: shut and open the eyes quickly. How long can you stare without blinking? 

▪ wink: close one eye briefly, as a signal to somebody. He winked at me to show that he was just joking. 

▪ frown: look in a worried or angry way, moving down the eyebrows together. He read the telegram, frowning at its contents. 

▪ scowl: frown angrily. She was very angry and scowled at him while she talked. 

▪ squint: look with eyes half shut or turned sideways, or through a narrow opening. She squinted through the letter-box and saw an envelope. 

▪ peek: look quickly and secretively. She found her brother peeking at her diary. 

▪ ogle: look or stare (at a woman) suggesting sexual interest. Most women hate being ogled at. 

▪ goggle: look with the eyes wide open in surprise or shock. (old-fashioned) People were goggling at her as if she were from another planet. 

▪ eyeball: look directly or closely. Francis eyeballed a beautiful woman at the party. 

▪ take a gander at something: (informal) look at something.

▪ cast an eye on/over something: look at something, examine something. 

▪ browse: look through the pages of a book or magazine; look at the goods in a shop without really wanting to buy anything. Sheila spent all the afternoon browsing the boutiques. 

▪ scrutinize: examine thoroughly and carefully. John scrutinized the painting at the museum.