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# peer

«peer» in Mova's school dictionary: **to look very carefully or with difficulty at something…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a peer, peers); verb (peer, peers, peered, peering)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To peer means to look very carefully or with difficulty at something, often narrowing your eyes or leaning forward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#m1)

2) Your peers are people of the same age, class or level as you, such as your classmates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#m2)

3) (UK) A peer is a member of the nobility, such as a lord, who may sit in the House of Lords. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, «peer» shows someone looking hard through fog, darkness or a small gap. In school talk, «peers» means classmates; «peer pressure» is when friends push you to do something, and «peer assessment» is when pupils mark each other's work. In UK citizenship lessons, peers sit in the House of Lords. Phrases: «peer into/at/through», «peer pressure», «peer review», «peer mentor», «your peers».

### examples

- She peered through the keyhole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#x1)
- Grandpa peered at the tiny writing on the box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#x2)
- We peered into the dark cave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#x3)
- Don't give in to peer pressure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#x4)
- Today we'll do peer marking: swap books with your partner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#x5)
- He was taller than most of his peers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#x6)
- A lord is a peer in the House of Lords. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#x7)
- The owl peered down from the branch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#x8)
- The little Mole peered at it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/#x9)

### note

Verb: peer, peered, peering; followed by a preposition (peer at, into, through). Noun: countable (one peer, many peers). Homophone: «pier» (a long platform going out into the sea). Trap: peer (look hard) is not the same as «peek» (quick look) or «peep».

### In the corpora

- [Badger: «a stripy head, with high shoulders behind it» peered out of a hedge, grunted «H'm!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/21/)
- [She peers under his bonnet: «Why, so you are! ...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg/16/)
- [Peer feedback means a classmate reads your work and suggests improvements; useful feedback is kind, specific and helpful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/43-editing-and-redrafting/13/)
- [Peer pressure is not always bad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up/0/)
- [In a group, the wish to fit in makes risky things feel normal; this is peer pressure.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/75-dares-cliffs-roofs-tombstoning-railways-and-saying-no/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «peer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.