noun
definition
A look; a glance.
verb
definition
To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
definition
To come in sight; to appear.
Examples of peer in a Sentence
Technology allowed us to peer deeper into the mysteries of the miniscule.
She yanked the wardrobe open and turned to peer over her shoulder.
Peer pressure comes in both good and bad forms.
He was a member of parliament in 1774 and 1775; in 1776 he became a peer as Baron Osborne, and in 1777 lord chamberlain of the queen's household.
In 1641 he recovered his liberty on the demand of the House of Lords, who maintained that as a peer he was entitled to be summoned to parliament.
In 1839 he was made a peer.
He was made a baron in 1828, and a peer in 1835.
Peer review validity is a topic of controversy.
The king was bent on making the champion of the old order of Europe a peer.
Returning home he was created a peer of the United Kingdom as Viscount Gordon of Aberdeen (1814), and made a member of the privy council.
Immediately east of the town is Hamilton palace, the seat of the duke of Hamilton and Brandon, premier peer of Scotland.
Your child will experience less exposure to bullying and peer pressure.
His quaint humour alternating with genuine pathos, and above all his simple and singularly unaffected devotional nature, made him as a preacher without a peer in his own time and country.
Rhyn turned to peer at her through silvery eyes, flicking his tail in impatience.
A final message " There should be peer educators in every school in Dundee.
He quickly threw open his cloak to peer in dismay at the pile of popcorn pooled in his pelvic girdle.
But you can still peer through the gates of the builders ' yard and see the engine manufactory and the great masonry furnaces.
There is nothing like a bit of peer pressure!
Anthony, who was knighted before he became of age, and fought at Towton in 1461, married the daughter of Lord Scales, and became a peer jure uxoris in 1462, two years after the death of that nobleman.
Too well-informed, too appreciative and too modest to deem himself the peer of the "grand old masters," or one of "those far stars that come in sight once in a century," he made it his aim to write something that should "make a purer faith and manhood shine in the untutored heart," and to do this in the way that should best reach that heart.
The murmuring of guards stopped, and he opened his eyes enough to peer through his eyelashes.
An annual cycle of peer appraisal is conducted at the subject level by Departments.
In earnest prayer, he did not peer back through the trees in the dark to try to see if their eyes were shut.
These will only be internationally reputed journals which include a rigorous process of peer review in the acceptance of articles for publication.
All articles have been judged by at least two peer reviewers.
One of the most common negative aspects of teen life can be peer pressure.
Certainly, however, other social factors are involved, including family problems and peer pressure.
Homeschooling does not provide an escape for dealing with bullying or peer pressure, because these negative interactions are not exclusive to school.
To foster peer relationships and social skills, homeschooling must take place both inside and outside of the home.
Some people may not experience peer pressure as strongly as others may or may only experience positive peer pressure--but they still experience it.
There are numerous things that can affect teens like peer pressure and movies.
The death of a peer, even someone they hardly knew, affects adolescents differently than the death of an older person.
Peer approval is more important than parental approval during adolescence.
In addition to the natural appeal of these foods, peer pressure contributes to the choice of a diet soft drink over milk or juice, or pizza over broccoli.
Joining a support group or participating in online hyperhidrosis chat groups may help individuals better manage their condition through peer support.
They have difficulty developing peer relationships with members of their own sex as well as romantic relationships with the opposite sex.
During adolescence, peer relations become particularly important for children.
In many ways, then, childhood peer relations serve as training grounds for future interpersonal relations, providing children with opportunities to learn about reciprocity and intimacy.
When children experience serious difficulties in peer relations, the development of social competencies may be threatened.
In addition, peer rejection can escalate in a negative developmental spiral.
Exclusion from a normal peer group can deprive rejected children of opportunities to develop adaptive social behaviors.
Considerable research has been undertaken to try to understand why some children experience serious and long-lasting difficulties in the area of peer relations.
To explore factors leading to peer difficulties, researchers typically employ the sociometric method to identify children who are or are not successful with peers.
Developmentally, peer neglect is not a very stable classification, and many neglected children develop more confidence as they move into classrooms with more familiar or more compatible peers.
The long-term consequences of sustained peer rejection can be quite serious.
Often, deficits in social competence and peer rejection coincide with other emotional and behavioral problems, including attention deficits, aggression, and depression.
Childhood peer rejection predicts a variety of difficulties in later life, including school problems, mental health disorders, and antisocial behavior.
In fact, in one study, peer rejection proved to be a more sensitive predictor of later mental health problems than school records, achievement, intelligence quotient (IQ) scores, or teacher ratings.
It appears, then, that positive peer relations play an important role in supporting the process of healthy social and emotional development.
Problematic peer relations are associated with both present and future maladjustment of children and warrant serious attention from parents and professionals working with children.