stargaze

stargaze
verb
1. observe the stars
• Derivationally related forms: ↑stargazer, ↑stargazing
• Topics: ↑astronomy, ↑uranology
• Hypernyms: ↑gaze, ↑stare
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

2. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
• Syn: ↑dream, ↑daydream, ↑woolgather
• See Also: ↑dream up (for: ↑dream)
• Derivationally related forms:
• Hypernyms: ↑imagine, ↑conceive of, ↑ideate, ↑envisage
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

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\\ˈstärˌgāz, -tȧˌ-\ intransitive verb
Etymology: back-formation from stargazer
1. : to gaze at stars
2. : to gaze raptly or contemplatively

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/stahr"gayz'/, v.i., stargazed, stargazing.
1. to gaze at or observe the stars.
2. to daydream.
[1620-30; back formation from STARGAZER]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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