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look vs gaze

gaze vs look

look and gaze both are nouns.

look and gaze both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
look Yes No Yes No
gaze Yes No Yes No
As verbs, gaze is a hyponym of look; that is, gaze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than look:
  • look: perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
  • gaze: look at with fixed eyes
look (noun) gaze (noun)
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look a long fixed look
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) gaze (verb)
to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group look at with fixed eyes
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 gaze

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