gaze | meaning of gaze in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
COLLOCATIONS
verbs
lower/drop your gaze
(=
look down
)
Her eyes met his and she immediately dropped her gaze.
avert your gaze
(=
look away
)
Miller averted his eyes from the beggars that lined the streets.
meet somebody’s gaze
(=
look at someone who is looking at you
)
He said nothing, but met her gaze.
hold somebody’s gaze
(=
keep looking at someone who is looking at you
)
He held her gaze for a few seconds, then continued eating.
avoid somebody’s gaze
(=
not look at someone
)
I avoided his gaze and just looked out of the window.
fix your gaze on somebody/something
(=
look at someone or something continuously
)
He fixed his gaze on the wall behind her.
keep your gaze (fixed) on somebody/something
(=
keep looking at someone or something
)
I kept my gaze fixed on the television and didn’t look at him as he left the room.
somebody’s gaze falls on somebody/something
(=
someone looks at someone or something
)
Fisher’s gaze fell on Mr. Grant.
somebody’s gaze moves/travels/shifts/sweeps etc
His gaze travelled over the still water to the other side of the lake.
adjectives
a steady gaze
(=
a look in which you do not look away
)
Jess felt embarrassed under his steady gaze.
an intense gaze
(=
when someone looks at someone or something with concentration
)
His intense gaze never left Delaney.
a piercing gaze
(=
a look that seems to see what you are thinking
)
He fixed the boy with a piercing gaze and waited for his response.
a steely gaze
(=
a determined look
)
He fixed a steely gaze on his opponent.
