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verb | noun peekpeek1 /pik/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYpeekOrigin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from Dutch kieken to look VERB TABLEpeek |
| Present | I, you, we, they | peek | | he, she, it | peeks | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | peeked | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have peeked | | he, she, it | has peeked | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had peeked | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will peek | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have peeked |
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| Present | I | am peeking | | he, she, it | is peeking | | you, we, they | are peeking | | Past | I, he, she, it | was peeking | | you, we, they | were peeking | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been peeking | | he, she, it | has been peeking | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been peeking | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be peeking | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been peeking |
► peek out/in/into etc. Billy peeked out from under his blanket. THESAURUSsee► look to deliberately turn your eyes so that you can see something: He took a cookie when she wasn’t looking. ► take a look informal to look at something carefully, for example because it is interesting or needs to be fixed: Let’s take a look at your paper, and see if we can edit it so it’s shorter. ► stare to look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes away: The little boy stood alone, staring at the lion in its cage at the zoo. ► gaze to look at someone or something for a long time, giving all your attention to the person or thing you are looking at: I lay back on the sand and gazed at the stars above. ► glance to look at someone or something for a short time and then look quickly away: I saw the two girls glance at each other as if they shared a secret. ► peek to look quickly at someone or something, especially in a secret or shy way: The door was open so he peeked inside. ► squint to look at someone or something with your eyes partly closed, usually in order to see better or because there is too much light: The crowd came out of the movie theater squinting in the sunlight. ► peer to look very carefully, especially because it is dark or you cannot see well: He peered into the dark yard to see what was making the noise. ► gape to look at someone or something for a long time, usually with your mouth open, because you are very shocked or surprised: She stood there gaping at me, too shocked to speak. ► view formal to look at something because it is beautiful or interesting: Thousands of tourists come to view the gardens every year. ► regard to look at someone or something in a way that shows you are thinking about him, her, or it: She regarded him with a serious expression. 1to look quickly at something, especially something that you are not supposed to see: OK, don’t look. No peeking!peek out/in/into etc. Billy peeked out from under his blanket.► see thesaurus at look12peek out (from something) written to appear slightly from behind or under something: The moon peeked out from behind a cloud. → peep verb | noun peekpeek2 noun [countable] ► Take a peek Take a peek and see if the cake’s done. a quick look at something: Take a peek and see if the cake’s done. |