Today is the turn of "LOOK"
To see To percive with the eyes. "Seeing"
is passive.Light comes into your eye when your eyes are open. Seeing is
different from looking because looking is active- you actually try to see
something.
"Did you see
that car accident on route 12 last night?"
To look to turn your eyes towards
something so that you can see it. "Looking"
is active. We physically make an effort to see something. We usually look
quickly and for a shorter period of time.
"Look at that
guy with pink hair!"
To watch
When we watch something we observe something happening in
front of us.
We might watch a movie, watch a performance, or watch an
argument.
We don't have to be actively involved in the thing that we
are watching.
" Last night we watched
the thunderstorm until midnight."
To glare
When we "glare" at someone, we are usually showing
them that we are angry.
A glare usually lasts for a long time and we often have a
frown or a dark look on our face.
A child might glare at his mother when she has punished him.
"The kid glared at his mom when she said that he had to
go to his room."
To stare
to look fixedly at someone or something. "Stare"
is similar to glare, but it isn't necessarily a negative thing.
" The kids in class stared at the teacher,
completely confused."
To glance
We use this word when we move our head quickly to see something,
but we don't focus on that thing for very long.
We might not want people to know that we are looking at
something or someone so we "glance" at it, very casually and
naturally without making it obvious. "I quickly glanced at the gas
prices when I drove by the gas station."
To glimpse
to see someone or something by chance for a very short
time.
I glimpsed
a figure at the door of the house.
To wink: to
shut one eye briefly as a signal or to show that something is
a joke.
She winked at me and I knew she was joking.
