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じっと
Meanings
Adverb
Verb (する)
Onomatopoeic
Usually written in kana
1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still
じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.
2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)
3. patiently (endure); stoically
4. firmly (e.g. hold); restrained
Alt. forms
じっと
95%
じーっと
2%
じいっと
1%
凝じ乎っと
Pitch accent
じ
っと
Top 1500
Conjugations...Used in: 4132
Examples (18 in total)
He stared at me.
It's impolite to stare at people.
Stand still and keep silent.
He was as still as a statue.
Please stand by until then.
She lay still with her eyes closed.
John stared at the picture.
Bob thought deeply about that matter.
The students sat still all the time.
Tom stared into my eyes.
I thought about the meaning of his painting.
The old man stood still at the gate.
They were standing still with their eyes wide open.
She will sometimes sit still for hours.
Mary sometimes sits still for hours and gazes at the sea.
They sat still as if they were charmed by the music.
His dog stared at him every morning while he had his breakfast.
After the earthquake, people stared into the deep hole in the ground in surprise.