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look vs gawk

gawk vs look

look and gawk both are nouns.

look and gawk both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
look Yes No Yes No
gawk Yes No Yes No
As verbs, gawk is a hyponym of look; that is, gawk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than look:
  • look: perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
  • gawk: look with amazement; look stupidly
look (noun) gawk (noun)
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look an awkward stupid person
physical appearance
the feelings expressed on a person's face
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
look (verb) gawk (verb)
to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group look with amazement; look stupidly
look forward to the probable occurrence of
have faith or confidence in
convey by one's expression
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
search or seek
take charge of or deal with
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
accord in appearance with
Difference between look and gawk

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