Ways of Looking
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- appear/əˈpɪə/verb · A2To suddenly come into view.
- avert your eyesphrase · C1To look away deliberately.
- avoid eye contactphrase · B2To keep from looking somebody in the face.
- blind/ˈblaɪ̯nd/adjective · B1Unable to see.
- blind spotnoun · B2The area you cannot see however hard you look.
- blink atphrase · C1To react to something with a flicker of the eyes.
- blur/ˈblɜː/noun · B2Softness caused by movement or bad focus.
- blurred visionnoun · B2Sight that has gone soft and unclear.
- browse/bɹaʊz/verb · B2+To look through casually, with no fixed goal — shops or websites.
- catch sight ofphrase · B2To see something briefly and by chance.
- concealed/kənˈsiːld/adjective · B2Deliberately hidden from view.
- conspicuous/kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/adjective · C1Standing out so much that everyone notices.
- dazzle/ˈdæzəl/verb · B1+To blind with brightness or amaze with brilliance.
- detect/dɪˈtɛkt/verb · B2To pick up the faint presence of something hidden.
- disappear/dɪsəˈpɪə/verb · A2To go out of view completely, like magic.
- discern/dɪˈsɜːn/verb · C1To just manage to see or recognize something faint or subtle.
- distinguish/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verb · B2+To tell two similar things apart.
- double takenoun · C1A second look because the first did not register.
- emerge/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/verb · B2To come out into view from somewhere hidden.
- examine/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/verb · B1To study something carefully in detail.
- exposed/ɪkˈspoʊzd/adjective · B2Left open where anybody can see.
- eye upphrase · C1To look at something with interest or desire.
- eyesight/ˈaɪˌsaɪt/noun · B1+How well a person can see.
- fade/feɪd/verb · B1To grow gradually fainter until gone.
- flash/flæʃ/verb · B1To shine very brightly for an instant.
- flicker/ˈflɪkə/verb · C1To burn or shine unsteadily.
- focus/ˈfəʊ̯.kəs/verb · A2+To adjust the lens until the subject is sharp.
- frown/ˈfɹaʊ̯n/verb · B1To pull your eyebrows together in worry or disapproval.
- gape/ˈɡeɪp/verb · C1To stare with your mouth open in astonishment.
- gawk atphrase · C2To stare openly and rudely.
- gawp/ɡɔːp/verb · C1To stare stupidly at something.
- gaze/ɡeɪz/verb · B2To look long and steadily, lost in what you see.
- glance/ɡlɑːns/verb · B2To look at something for only a second.
- glare/ɡlɛɚ/verb · B2To stare at someone with open anger.
- gleam/ɡliːm/verb · B2+To shine softly and steadily.
- glimmer/ˈɡlɪməː/verb · C1To shine faintly and unsteadily.
- glimpse/ˈɡlɪm(p)s/verb · C1To see something for only an instant.
- glint/ɡlɪnt/verb · C1To give out small quick flashes of light.
- glisten/ˈɡlɪsən/verb · C1To shine as wet things do.
- glitter/ˈɡlɪtə/verb · B2To shine with many small flashes.
- identify/aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/verb · A2+To say exactly who or what something is.
- ignore/ɪɡˈnɔː/verb · B1To act as if someone or something simply is not there.
- illuminate/ɪˈl(j)umɪneɪt/verb · B1+To light something up.
- inconspicuous/ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/adjective · C1Not attracting any attention.
- inspect/ɪnˈspɛkt/verb · B2To look at something closely to check it.
- invisible/ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/adjective · B1Impossible to see.
- keep an eye onphrase · B2To watch something carefully so nothing goes wrong.
- leer/ˈlɪə̯/verb · C1To look at somebody in an unpleasant knowing way.
- long-sightedadjective · B2Unable to see near things clearly.
- look throughphrase · B2To examine a set of things one after another.
- look up/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/phrase · B1To search for a word or fact in a book or online.
- loom/luːm/verb · C1To appear large and threatening out of the dark.
- lose sight ofphrase · B2To stop being able to see something.
- lurk/lɜːk/verb · B2+To wait hidden, usually up to no good.
- magnify/ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/verb · B2To make something look larger than it is.
- meet somebody's eyephrase · C1To look directly at somebody who is looking at you.
- mirror/ˈmɪɹə/noun · A2The glass on the wall where you see yourself.
- monitor/ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/verb · B2To keep steady watch on something as it changes.
- notice/ˈnəʊ.tɪs/verb · A2To suddenly see or become aware of something.
- obscuredadjective · C1Hidden or made hard to see.
- observe/əbˈzɜːv/verb · B2To watch something carefully over time to learn from it.
- ogle/ˈəʊɡl̩/verb · C1To stare at somebody in an unwelcome admiring way.
- overlook/ˈəʊvəˌlʊk/verb · C1To miss something you should have noticed.
- peek/piːk/verb · B1To take a quick secret look.
- peep/piːp/verb · B2To look through a small opening.
- peer/pɪə/verb · B2To look very hard at something difficult to see.
- peripheral visionnoun · C1What you can see at the edges without turning your head.
- recognise/ˈɹɛkənaɪz/verb · A2+To know somebody or something because you have met it before.
- reflect/ɹɪˈflɛkt/verb · B1+To throw back light or an image.
- scan/skæn/verb · B1To look over something quickly for what you need.
- scowl/skaʊl/verb · B2+To look at somebody with an angry frown.
- scrutinise/ˈskɹuːtɪnaɪz/verb · B2+To examine something very closely.
- shimmer/ˈʃɪm.ə(ɹ)/verb · C2To shine with a soft wavering light.
- short-sightedadjective · B2Unable to see distant things clearly.
- silhouette/ˌsɪlʊˈɛt/verb · C1To show as a dark outline against light.
- size upphrase · C1To look at somebody and judge what they are like.
- skim/skɪm/verb · B2To read very fast, catching only the main points.
- sparkle/ˈspɑː.kəl/verb · B1To shine with quick bright points of light.
- spot/spɒt/verb · B1To notice something you were looking for.
- squint/skwɪnt/verb · B2To half close your eyes to see better.
- squint atphrase · B2To screw your eyes up against light while looking.
- stare/stɛɚ/verb · B2To keep your eyes fixed on someone for an impolitely long time.
- survey/ˈsɜːveɪ/verb · B2To look over a whole scene carefully.
- transparent/tɹænsˈpæɹənt/adjective · B1+So glass-like that you can see straight through it.
- twinkle/ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/verb · B2To shine with a light that keeps changing.
- vanish/ˈvænɪʃ/verb · C1To go out of sight suddenly and completely.
- visible/ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/adjective · B2Able to be seen.
- vision/ˈvɪʒ.ən/noun · B1A clear mental picture of the future you want to build; also, eyesight.
- watch outphrase · A2What you shout to warn someone of sudden danger.
- wink/ˈwɪŋk/verb · B2To close one eye quickly at someone as a playful secret signal.
- zoom in/ˌzuːm ˈɪn/phrase · B1To make a view closer and larger.