I peered into the room, hoping to get a glimpse of the lovely furnishings.
•I only had time to peer in and then I walked on by.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Peer Gynt — (IPA2|per gʏnt) is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was written in 1867, and first performed in Christiania (now Oslo) on February 24, 1876, with incidental music by the composer Edvard Grieg. Ibsen wrote Peer Gynt while… … Wikipedia
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Peer pressure (disambiguation) — Peer pressure may refer to: *Peer pressure, a set of group dynamics whereby a group of people pressures an individual to do something he or she wouldn t normally do *Peer Pressure (game show), an American television game show (1997 1999) where… … Wikipedia
Peer-review — Évaluation par les pairs Évaluation d une proposition de financement par un spécialiste du NIH américain Dans les disciplines scientifiques, l évaluation par les pairs désigne l activité collective des chercheurs qui jaugent de façon critique les … Wikipédia en Français
Peer review — Évaluation par les pairs Évaluation d une proposition de financement par un spécialiste du NIH américain Dans les disciplines scientifiques, l évaluation par les pairs désigne l activité collective des chercheurs qui jaugent de façon critique les … Wikipédia en Français
peer — 1. verb /ˈpiːə,ˈpiɚ/ a) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something. He walked slowly past the gate and peered through a narrow gap in the cedar hedge. The girl was moving along a sanded walk, toward a gray, unpainted house, with a… … Wiktionary
peer */*/ — I UK [pɪə(r)] / US [pɪr] noun [countable] Word forms peer : singular peer plural peers 1) someone who is of the same age as another person a child who is popular with her peers a) someone who belongs to the same social or professional group as… … English dictionary
peer — peer1 [pıə US pır] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: per, from Latin par equal ; PAR] 1.) [usually plural] formal your peers are the people who are the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc ▪ American… … Dictionary of contemporary English
peer — [[t]pɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ peers, peering, peered 1) VERB If you peer at something, you look at it very hard, usually because it is difficult to see clearly. [V prep] I had been peering at a computer print out that made no sense at all... [V prep] He… … English dictionary
peer — 01. Teenagers are often pressured to do something they don t want to by their [peers]. 02. Einstein was greatly admired by his [peers] in the scientific community. 03. The local high school has a [peer] counseling program where students give… … Grammatical examples in English
