göz göre göre

Turkish

Etymology

From göz (“eye”) +‎ gör- (“to see”) +‎ -e (adverbial suffix) +‎ gör- +‎ -e (adverbial suffix), literally “while the eye sees”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɟœz.ɟœˈɾe.ɟœ.ɾe/
Hyphenation: göz‧gö‧re‧gö‧re

Adverb

göz göre göre

(idiomatic) in plain sight, blatantly, clearly
Synonyms: açık açık, açıkça, alenen
(idiomatic) Without trying to prevent something while knowing it was going to happen or simply watching it happen.

Related terms

çıplak gözle
göz ardı etmek
göz atmak
göz boyamak
göz göz
göz göze
göz kararı
göze göz
gündüz gözüyle

Further reading

“göz göre göre”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “göz göre göre”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1766

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