peer into — to look closely or carefully into something, especially when it is difficult to see clearly
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to look closely or carefully into something, especially when it is difficult to see clearly
Pronunciation (IPA): /pɪr ˈɪntu/
Example Sentences
- The detective peered into the suspect's bag, hoping to find evidence.
- My grandmother always peers into the oven every five minutes when baking cookies.
- He peered into the telescope, amazed by the stars he could see.
peer into
VERB[/pɪr ˈɪntu/]
to look closely or carefully into something, especially when it is difficult to see clearly
💡 Concept
to look closely or carefully into something, especially when it is difficult to see clearly
🎵 Rhyme
Move near into position to peer clear into the truth!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/pɪr ˈɪntu/
🇬🇧 UK/pɪə ˈɪntu/
🌳Etymology
Rootpeer
Suffix-into
🎵Rhyme
here intoclear intonear into
here into
clear into
near into
🔗Collocations
peer into the darkness
peer into the window
peer into the distance
peer into someone's eyes
peer into the future
peer into the box
📝Examples
“The detective peered into the suspect's bag, hoping to find evidence.”
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother always peers into the oven every five minutes when baking cookies.”
“He peered into the telescope, amazed by the stars he could see.”
😄 Fun example
“She peered into her empty wallet and sighed deeply.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
look intoexamine closelyinspectscrutinizegaze into
Antonyms
glance awayignoreoverlook
Related
stareobservewatchexamineinvestigate
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