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stargaze

/ˈstɑɹɡeɪz/

Meanings
verb
To look at the stars at night.

Examples :

"It was a very clear night so I paused to stargaze until I got cold and went in."
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night noun

/naɪt/

The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.

"How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?"

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got verb

/ɡɒt/ /ɡɑt/

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

"My sister got a new bicycle for her birthday. "

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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cold adjective

/kɔʊld/ /koʊld/

(of a thing) Having a low temperature.

"A cold wind whistled through the trees."

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very adjective

/ˈvɛɹi/

True, real, actual.

"He tried his very best."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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stars noun

/stɑːz/ /stɑɹz/

Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.

"We looked up at night and saw many stars shining brightly in the sky, each staying in its same place compared to the others. "

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clear noun

/klɪə(ɹ)/ /klɪɹ/

Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.

"a room ten feet square in the clear"

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until preposition

/ənˈtɪl/

Up to the time of (something happening).

"We will stay at the park until the sun sets. "

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went verb

/went/ /wɛnt/

To move:

"The children went to school this morning. "

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paused verb

/pɑzd/ /pɔːzd/ /pɔzd/

To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

"After running up the stairs, Maria paused to catch her breath before continuing to her classroom. "