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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
gape
▪ I. gape [gape gapes gaped gaping] BrE [ɡeɪp] NAmE [ɡeɪp] verb
1. intransitive ~ (at sb/sth) to stare at sb/sth with your mouth open because you are shocked or surprised
•Isabel gaped at him, horrified.
•Frank gaped. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
2. intransitive to be or become wide open
•a gaping hole/mouth/wound
•A huge chasm gaped before them.
•~ open He stood yawning, his pyjama jacket gaping open.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse gapa; related to ↑gap.
Example Bank:
•The empty cash box lay gaping open in one corner.
•What are you gaping at?
•Frank gaped. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
▪ II. gape noun
Main entry: ↑gapederived
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