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peep1 verbpeep2 noun peeppeep1 /piːp/ verb   peep1Origin: 1400-1500 Perhaps from peek VERB TABLEpeep |
| Present | I, you, we, they | peep | | he, she, it | peeps | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | peeped | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have peeped | | he, she, it | has peeped | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had peeped | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will peep | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have peeped |
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| Present | I | am peeping | | he, she, it | is peeping | | you, we, they | are peeping | | Past | I, he, she, it | was peeping | | you, we, they | were peeping | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been peeping | | he, she, it | has been peeping | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been peeping | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be peeping | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been peeping |
- Bobby peeped around the corner to see if anyone was coming.
- We peeped through a crack in the fence and saw Mrs Finley talking to a strange-looking man.
- But I knew I had to look, so slowly I peeped round the door.
- First they come to peep, then they play at racing cars.
- He peeped through the white ornamental ironwork of the gate.
- Suddenly, one of my own was featured in a magazine I had peeped at previously, strictly for prurient purposes.
- The effect is rather like peeping into some one's mind and glimpsing snatches of recalled images, thoughts and conversation.
- The question now was, did I want to peep at the issue in which my niece appears?
► look to turn your eyes towards someone or something, so that you can see them: · You should never look directly at the sun.· After a while, he turned and looked at me. ► have/take a look especially spoken to look at something quickly, especially in order to find or check something: · I’ll have a look in my desk.· Take a look at this! ► glance to look at someone or something for a short time and then look quickly away: · Damien glanced nervously at his watch. ► peek/peep (also take a peek/peep) to look quickly at something – used especially when you are not supposed to look, or when you are looking through a small gap: · The door was open so he peeked inside.· Katy peeped at her birthday present on the table. ► peer to look very carefully, especially because you cannot see well: · Kenji was peering at the screen. ► glare to look at someone in an angry way: · She glared at me as I got up to leave. ► stare to look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes: · It’s rude to stare.· She stared straight into the camera. ► gaze to look at someone or something for a long time, often without realizing that you are doing it: · She gazed out of the window.· He lay on his bed gazing at the ceiling. ► gape to look at someone or something for a long time, usually with your mouth open, because you are very shocked or surprised: · People gaped at him with wide-open mouths. ► regard formal to look at someone or something, especially in a particular way: · He regarded her steadily. to look quickly► glance to look quickly at someone or something and then look away again: glance at: · Dr Morse kept glancing nervously at his watch.· "Some of you may not be happy about what I have to say," he began, glancing at Janey.glance into/down/through etc: · Glancing into Neil's room, she noticed that his suitcase was packed. ► take a quick look/have a quick look to look at something quickly in order to check that everything is satisfactory: take a quick look/have a quick look at/around/through etc: · He took a quick look in the mirror, and went out of the house.· She had a quick look around the room before letting the guests in. ► peek/take a peek to look at something quickly and secretly, especially from a place where you cannot be seen: · When I heard the noise in the next room, I couldn't resist having a peek.peek/take a peek at: · The little girl peeked at me from behind her grandmother's skirt.peek/take a peek in/into/through/over etc: · We tip-toed into the room and peeked in the crib without waking the baby.· She opened the door and took a quick peek inside. ► peep especially British to look at something quickly and secretly, especially from a place where you cannot be seen: peep through/into/round: · Bobby peeped around the corner to see if anyone was coming.· We peeped through a crack in the fence and saw Mrs Finley talking to a strange-looking man. ► take one look to look quickly at someone or something that you have not seen before, and immediately decide what your opinion of them is: · They opened the door to the room, took one look, and decided to go to another hotel.take one look at: · She took one look at me and said she would not work with me.· The teacher took one look at his homework and told him he would have to redo it. 1[intransitive] to look at something quickly and secretly, especially through a hole or opening SYN peek → peerpeep into/through/out etc The door was ajar and Helen peeped in. Henry peeped through the window into the kitchen.► see thesaurus at look2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something peeps from somewhere, you can just see a small amount of itpeep through/from/out etc I could see her toes peeping out from under the sheet.3[transitive] informal to look at something because it is interesting or attractive: On our website you can peep our video interview with R&B’s newest supergroup. |