verb phrase · neutral
go stargazing
UK/ɡəʊ ˈstɑːrɡeɪzɪŋ/US/ɡoʊ ˈstɑːrɡeɪzɪŋ/go STAR·ga·zing
Band 7+speakingtask2
to go outside at night to observe stars and constellations
Examples
“We drove out of the city to go stargazing where the sky was clearer.”
“In summer I often go stargazing with my friends on clear nights.”
“Amateur astronomers organise trips specifically for stargazing.”
Band 8 sentence
“On clear nights I like to go stargazing in the countryside because light pollution in the city makes it impossible to see the Milky Way.”
Collocations
- go stargazing
- a night of stargazing
- do some stargazing
Word family
stargaze verbstargazing noun / gerund
Common mistakes
watch the stars→go stargazing
Say it for a higher band
5look at the stars→6watch the stars→7+go stargazing
Synonyms
observe the stars
Easily confused
look at the stars
“We went outside to look at the stars last night.”
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