🇬🇧 Peer meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To peer means to look at something very carefully, often by squinting your eyes, leaning forward, or getting closer, usually because it’s hard to see or you’re trying to notice small details.

I peered at the tiny print on the game rules and decided guessing would be faster.

The teacher peered over her glasses at us, which is how we knew someone was definitely in trouble.

I peered at my little brother’s drawing and politely asked, “Is this a dragon or a potato?”

I had to peer under my bed to see if the dust bunnies were building a new civilization.

The frog peered at me from the pond as if I was the weird one standing outside in pajamas.

Two children peer into a dark box behind the shed. They peer again, lean forward, and peer once more until a small rabbit pops out. Each time they peer their breath stops; then they laugh softly as the rabbit hops away. They peer one last time, smiling and very glad.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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