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gawk
(gôk)intr.v. gawked, gawk·ing, gawks
To stare or gape stupidly. See Synonyms at gaze.
n.
An awkward or clumsy person.
[Perhaps alteration (influenced by gawk, awkward person) of obsolete gaw, to gape, from Middle English gawen, from Old Norse gā, to heed. N., probably from English dialectal gawk, left (as in gawk hand, left hand).]
gawk′er n.
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gawk
(ɡɔːk)n
a clumsy stupid person; lout
vb
(intr) to stare in a stupid way; gape
[C18: from Old Danish gaukr; probably related to gape]
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gawk
(gɔk)v.i.
1. to stare stupidly; gape.
n. 2. an awkward, foolish person.
[1775–85; appar. representing Old English word meaning fool =ga(gol) foolish + -oc -ock]
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gawk
Past participle: gawked
Gerund: gawking
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| gawk |
| gawk |
| Present |
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| I gawk |
| you gawk |
| he/she/it gawks |
| we gawk |
| you gawk |
| they gawk |
| Preterite |
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| I gawked |
| you gawked |
| he/she/it gawked |
| we gawked |
| you gawked |
| they gawked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am gawking |
| you are gawking |
| he/she/it is gawking |
| we are gawking |
| you are gawking |
| they are gawking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have gawked |
| you have gawked |
| he/she/it has gawked |
| we have gawked |
| you have gawked |
| they have gawked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was gawking |
| you were gawking |
| he/she/it was gawking |
| we were gawking |
| you were gawking |
| they were gawking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had gawked |
| you had gawked |
| he/she/it had gawked |
| we had gawked |
| you had gawked |
| they had gawked |
| Future |
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| I will gawk |
| you will gawk |
| he/she/it will gawk |
| we will gawk |
| you will gawk |
| they will gawk |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have gawked |
| you will have gawked |
| he/she/it will have gawked |
| we will have gawked |
| you will have gawked |
| they will have gawked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be gawking |
| you will be gawking |
| he/she/it will be gawking |
| we will be gawking |
| you will be gawking |
| they will be gawking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been gawking |
| you have been gawking |
| he/she/it has been gawking |
| we have been gawking |
| you have been gawking |
| they have been gawking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been gawking |
| you will have been gawking |
| he/she/it will have been gawking |
| we will have been gawking |
| you will have been gawking |
| they will have been gawking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been gawking |
| you had been gawking |
| he/she/it had been gawking |
| we had been gawking |
| you had been gawking |
| they had been gawking |
| Conditional |
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| I would gawk |
| you would gawk |
| he/she/it would gawk |
| we would gawk |
| you would gawk |
| they would gawk |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have gawked |
| you would have gawked |
| he/she/it would have gawked |
| we would have gawked |
| you would have gawked |
| they would have gawked |
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Noun 1. [画像:gawk - an awkward stupid person]gawk - an awkward stupid person
clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination
Verb 1. gawk - look with amazement; look stupidly
look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
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gawk
verb stare, gape, goggle, ogle, gawp (slang), gaze open-mouthed He continued to gawk at her and didn't answer.
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gawk
nounverb
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Translations
gawk
[gɔːk]A. N → papamoscas mf inv
B. VI → mirar boquiabierto
to gawk at → mirar boquiabierto
he stood there gawking at her → quedó boquiabierto mirándola
to gawk at → mirar boquiabierto
he stood there gawking at her → quedó boquiabierto mirándola
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