Stargaze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

observe the stars

have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɑːɹɡeɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɑːɡeɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɑːɡeɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɑːɹɡeɪz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

daydream woolgather dream

Word Forms

stargazer	noun	a physicist who studies astronomy
stargazing	noun	observation of the stars
dream	noun	imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
dreamer	noun	someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
dreaming	noun	imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
daydream	noun	absentminded dreaming while awake
daydreamer	noun	someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
daydreaming	noun	absentminded dreaming while awake
woolgatherer	noun	someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
woolgathering	noun	an idle indulgence in fantasy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sternenblick

Beobachte die Sterne

🇫🇷French

observer les étoiles

🇪🇸Spanish

mirar las estrellas

observar las estrellas

🇮🇹Italian

osservare le stelle

🇳🇱Dutch

sterrenkijken

observeer de sterren

🇵🇹Portuguese

observar as estrelas

🇷🇺Russian

наблюдение за звездами

наблюдать за звездами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घूरकर देखना

सितारों का निरीक्षण करें

🇮🇳Tamil

நட்சத்திர பார்வை

நட்சத்திரங்களை கவனிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

నక్షత్ర దృష్టి

నక్షత్రాలను గమనించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तारा पाहणे

ताऱ्यांचे निरीक्षण करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તારો નજર

તારાઓનું અવલોકન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ ನೋಟ

ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നക്ഷത്ര നോട്ടം

നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളെ നിരീക്ഷിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟਾਰਗਜ਼

ਤਾਰਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ستارہ نگاہ

ستاروں کا مشاہدہ کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

观星

观察星星

🇯🇵Japanese

星を見つめる

星を観察する

🇰🇷Korean

별을 바라보다

별을 관찰하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngắm sao

quan sát các ngôi sao

🇹🇭Thai

ดูดาว

สังเกตดวงดาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengamati bintang

mengamati bintang-bintang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtingin sa mga bituin

pagmasdan ang mga bituin

🇲🇾Malay

pandang bintang

amati bintang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مراقبة النجوم

🇮🇷Persian

نگاه ستارگان

ستاره ها را رصد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yıldız bakışı

yıldızları gözlemle

🇮🇱Hebrew

מבט כוכבים

להתבונן בכוכבים

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The primary meaning of 'stargaze' is 'observe the stars'.

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Using 'stargaze' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'stargaze' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stargaze' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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