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13 ways of seeing - English lesson

13 different ways of looking

to see: to perceive with eyes	You can see a windmill in the distance.	.
to look (at): to turn your eyes towards something so that you can see it.	Look, a falling star!
to watch: to look attentively, for a period time, at some activity or event. (game, television, film...) bird-watching: observation des oiseaux	At the end of the day, after a long walk, they sat on a bench and watched the sunset.
to frown: to make an angry expression, moving your eyebrows together.	He frowned when I told him I didn't believe what he had said.
to blink: to shut and open your eyes quickly.	The young girl blinked as she came out into the bright sunlight.
to wink: to shut one eye briefly as a signal or to show that something is a joke.	She winked at me and I knew she was joking.
to glance: to take a quick look at someone or something.	She anxiously glanced around.
to glimpse: to see someone or something by chance for a very short time.	I glimpsed a figure at the door of the house.
to gape (at sth. / sb.) to look for a long time at something with your mouth open.	The baby gaped in amazement at the illuminated fir tree.
to stare: to look fixedly at someone or something.	Don't stare at this old lady like that, it's not polite.
to peep: to look furtively especially through small opening. (while trying not to be seen). a Peeping Tom (un voyeur)	Somebody is peeping through the blind!
to peer: to look at something or somebody with difficulty or concentration, especially when you cannot see it clearly.	With his night vision binoculars Mark peered into the darkness.
to squint: to look with your eyes partly closed	He squinted when he looked towards the sun. .

young bird-watcher

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