- stargaze
- verb1. observe the stars• Derivationally related forms: ↑stargazer, ↑stargazing• Verb Frames:-
Somebody ——s
2. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy• Syn: ↑dream, ↑daydream, ↑woolgather• Derivationally related forms:↑stargazer, ↑woolgatherer (for: ↑woolgather), ↑woolgathering (for: ↑woolgather), ↑daydream (for: ↑daydream), ↑daydreamer (for: ↑daydream), ↑daydreaming (for: ↑daydream), ↑dream (for: ↑dream), ↑dreamer (for: ↑dream), ↑dreaming (for: ↑dream)• Hypernyms: ↑imagine, ↑conceive of, ↑ideate, ↑envisage• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
-Somebody ——s PP
-Somebody ——s that CLAUSE
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\\ˈstärˌgāz, -tȧˌ-\ intransitive verbEtymology: back-formation from stargazer1. : to gaze at stars2. : to gaze raptly or contemplatively* * *
/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.