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stargaze

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ˈstɑɹɡeɪz/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To look at the stars at night.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It was a very clear night so I paused to stargaze until I got cold and went in.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To gaze engrossed with emotion or contemplatively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dream, daydream, woolgather

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage

4

verb

Meaning 4

observe the stars

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gaze, stare

History

Etymology

From star + gaze.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 觀星 /观星 (guānxīng) — to look at the stars at night
  • Italian: guardare le stelle — to look at the stars at night
  • Russian: смотре́ть на звёзды (smotrétʹ na zvjózdy) — to look at the stars at night
  • Vietnamese: xem sao — to look at the stars at night
  • Yoruba: wòràwọ̀ — to look at the stars at night