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Филология one of them though, unlike in the Latvian dictionary, is al-
ready specified as obsolete — взирать. Regional words
are not mentioned. Basically synonyms express the way
of looking — attentively (всматриваться), with curiosity
(таращиться), firmly (не сводить глаз), angrily (сверлить
глазами), time after time (посматривать). Some dictionaries
provide synonyms also for derivative meanings, for example
if meaning 'to face or be turned in a specified direction' it has
synonyms глядеть, выходить. English synonym dictionary provides only some informal
words and one slang. There are also many different ways of
looking, but these are different from those in Russian syn-
onym dictionary. For example, to look with continued atten-
tion — to contemplate, to watch carefully-to eye, to stare
with open mouth — to gape, to look steadily and intently —
to gaze, to look quickly-to glance, to look with eyes partially
closed — to squint, to look lovingly — to ogle, to stare with
wide-open eyes — to goggle, etc. in synonym line are in-
cluded synonyms of 'to look' meaning 'to search' and 'to ex-
amine'-consider, examine, inspect, read, scan, scrutinize, study. Also are mentioned synonyms of 'to look' meaning 'to
appear to be' — seem, appear, 'to be turned in particular di-
rection' — face, overlook. References:
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