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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
peer
/pɪə/
noun1 of 2
person of the same age, class, or background as another
- “The girl peered curiously around the corner into the window.”Tatoeba
- “He peered at the small print in a newspaper.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
verb2 of 2
To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)