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gaze with concern

[geɪz wɪð kənˈsɜrn]
verb phrase
olhar com preocupação
1. to look steadily and intently at someone or something while expressing worry, anxiety, or care
She gazed with concern at her injured child.
Ela olhava com preocupação para seu filho ferido.
2. to direct one's fixed attention toward a subject while showing signs of apprehension or interest in their well-being
He gazed with concern into the darkness, searching for any sign of danger.
Ele olhava com preocupação para a escuridão, procurando por qualquer sinal de perigo.
Synonyms
look with concernstare with concernregard with concerneye with concernwatch anxiously
Antonyms
gaze with indifferencelook carelesslyignoreoverlook

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
olhar com preocupação
Standard usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
olhar preocupado
More casual, colloquial form
São Paulo
olhar com inquietação
Slightly more formal variant
Portugal
olhar com apreensão
Preferred usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

a worried look
look someone in the eye
keep an eye on someone
the look of concern
wear one's heart on one's sleeve
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