to peer
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4.1
- verb
- /pɪr/
:
mirar fijamente
- I had to peer closely at the painting to see the intricate details.
- peer intently
- peer through a telescope
- eyes peering
To confront a limit and transcend it, To glimpse truth and to peer beyond to the next question.
- To confront a limit and transcend it, To glimpse truth and to peer beyond to the next question.
- Or rather, it was Sergeant himself that was peering through my artifice by way of his painting.
- Be glad you're in this one, not so much when you peer around the wall of systems that actually do work.
Examples
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She peered into the dimly lit room, searching for any signs of movement.
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As the fog thickened, we had to peer through it to find our way.
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And I peer out the window.
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I closed my eyes and tried to peer into the fixture.
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Intelligent brown eyes peer out from a face that seems younger than his 40 years.
Academic text (2008) -
Now we are peering through, seeing a world inside our world.
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Someone or something was peering through my window.
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I peer through into the gloom.
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Emma suddenly went up on tiptoes, peering over the heads of the men.
Fiction book (1990) -
I saw him peer through the barn door, and he saw Poe and McKinney on the porch there.
Synonyms
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1.3
To look at something to check it or find information
670
2.4
To look at someone or something carefully to understand it
412
1.3
To check something carefully, for example an essay or a machine
357
1.0
To look at something carefully
241
3.2
To look at someone or something carefully
180
2.8
To read or check something carefully for mistakes
28
5.5
To study things like books or papers carefully to find information
23
3.6
To look at someone or something closely and directly
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
43
4.2
To have other experts in the same field check a colleague's work for quality
- Specialized
5
4.4
A way for people or computers to connect and share directly without a central server
- UK
1
7.9
A person given a title for life who sits in the House of Lords and whose title ends at death
How Closely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peer as a verb (to look closely) probably comes from old words meaning 'to look', but a helpful way to remember it is to imagine leaning forward to study something carefully, which is why to peer means to look closely.