見(み)つめる

みつめる
verb (ichidan)
to gaze at, to stare at
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present見(み)つめる見(み)つめない
Present polite見(み)つめます見(み)つめません
Past見(み)つめた見(み)つめなかった
Past polite見(み)つめました見(み)つめませんでした
て form見(み)つめて見(み)つめなくて
ている present見(み)つめている見(み)つめていない
ている polite見(み)つめています見(み)つめていません
ている past見(み)つめていた見(み)つめていなかった
ている past polite見(み)つめていました見(み)つめていませんでした
Conditional ば見(み)つめれば見(み)つめなければ
Conditional たら見(み)つめたら見(み)つめなかったら
Volitional見(み)つめよう—
Volitional polite見(み)つめましょう—
Potential見(み)つめられる見(み)つめられない
Passive見(み)つめられる見(み)つめられない
Causative見(み)つめさせる見(み)つめさせない
Imperative見(み)つめろ見(み)つめるな
1. to gaze at, to stare at
To look at someone or something intently and continuously, often with emotional intensity or deep attention.
She gazed into his eyes.
The child was staring at me with a curious look.
The two of them gazed at each other in silence for a while.
2. to examine closely, to confront
To look at something carefully in order to understand it better (figurative use).
We must face reality squarely.
I need time to take a hard look at my life.
[Note: 見(み)つめ直(なお)す means to reexamine or reconsider]
It is important to examine the essence of the problem closely.

見(み)つめる is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) meaning to gaze or stare intently.

ASPECT (ている):
見(み)つめている indicates an ongoing action of gazing, often used to describe a sustained, intense look.

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