āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to peer
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āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨
to look closely or attentively at something, often in an effort to see or understand it better
Intransitive: to peer somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She peers at the intricate details of the artwork in the museum.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻāĻā§āĻˇ
a person of the same age, social status, or capability as another specified individual
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As a CEO, she valued having peers in the industry with whom she could exchange ideas and experiences.
āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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a nobleman holding a hereditary or life title in the British peerage, such as a duke, marquis, earl, viscount, or baron
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Several peers were invited to the royal banquet.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
