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View usage for: (steəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense stares, present participle staring, past tense, past participle stared1. verbIf you stare at someone or something, you look at them for a long time. Tamara stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head. [VERB preposition/adverb] Ben continued to stare out the window. [VERB preposition/adverb] Mahoney tried not to stare. [VERB] Synonyms: gaze, look, goggle, watch More Synonyms of stare Stare is also a noun. Hlasek gave him a long, cold stare. 2. See stare sb in the face Phrasal verbs: See stare out stare in British English 1 (stɛə) verb1. (intransitive; often foll by at) to look or gaze fixedly, often with hostility or rudeness 2. (intransitive) (of an animal's fur, bird's feathers, etc) to stand on end because of fear, ill health, etc 3. (intransitive) to stand out as obvious; glare 4. stare one in the face noun5. the act or an instance of staring Derived forms starer (ˈstarer) noun Word origin Old English starian; related to Old Norse stara, Old High German starēn to stare, Greek stereos stiff, Latin consternāre to confuse stare in British English 2 (stɛə) Word origin Old English stærstare in American English (stɛr) verb intransitiveWord forms: stared or ˈstaring1. to gaze or look steadily with eyes wide open, as in fear, admiration, wonder, incomprehension, etc. 2. Rarea. to stand out conspicuously staring bones b. to stand on end, as hair verb transitive3. to look fixedly at to stare a person up and down 4. to affect in a given way by staring to stare someone into confusion noun5. the act of staring; steady or vacant look or gaze Idioms: stare down stare someone in the face Derived forms starer (ˈstarer) noun Word origin ME staren < OE starian, akin to ON stara < Gmc * stara-, having fixed eyes, rigid < IE base * (s)ter-, rigid, stiff > stark, Gr strēnēs, hard More idioms containingstare stare something in the face stare someone in the face Examples of 'stare' in a sentencestare Instead they stare ahead with confused looks on their faces.We stood for an hour staring in disbelief.In many of our hospitals and care homes people are staring into space.You could just see his staring eyes.Those who stared longest were more willing to share a toy in tests.These are what you will stand and stare at.We were really staring into the abyss.He stared straight ahead as the guilty verdicts were read out.Some of us just stared in disbelief.We sat there on the sofa just staring at one another.Do not stand and stare at me as if you were glued to the spot.The world stared into the abyss just three years ago.The old gardener pushed his cap back on his bald head and stared at her a minute. Look at them staring at us!Two men who had run up the stairs behind me stared in disbelief and shouted to the driver to open the doors.It was a cold, brutal stare.The good citizens of Banbury pointed and stared and looked bewildered.Zen can be done sitting down, while staring off into space.He just returned a cold, blank stare.She looked drained and stared into space as the family pulled up to the six-bedroom house.Sitting on the sofa, staring into space. British English: stare / stɛə/ VERB If you stare at someone or something, you look at them for a long time. She stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head. - American English: stare
- Arabic: يُحَمْلِقُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: olhar fixamente
- Chinese: 盯着看
- Croatian: zuriti
- Czech: zírat
- Danish: stirre
- Dutch: staren
- European Spanish: quedarse mirando
- Finnish: tuijottaa
- French: fixer regarder
- German: starren
- Greek: κοιτάζω επίμονα
- Italian: fissare
- Japanese: じっと見つめる
- Korean: 응시하다
- Norwegian: stirre
- Polish: gapić się
- European Portuguese: olhar fixamente
- Romanian: a privi
- Russian: пристально глядеть
- Latin American Spanish: quedarse mirando
- Swedish: stirra
- Thai: จ้อง
- Turkish: gözünü dikip bakmak
- Ukrainian: пильно дивитися
- Vietnamese: nhìn chằm chằm
All related terms of 'stare'Chinese translation of 'stare' vi to stare (at sb/sth) 盯着(著)(某人/某物) (dīngzhe (mǒurén/mǒuwù))
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凝视(視) (níngshì) to give sb a stare 盯某人一眼 (dīng mǒurén yī yǎn)
Definition to look at for a long time Mahoney tried not to stare. Synonyms watch eyeball (slang) ogle gawp (British, slang) rubberneck (slang) idiomSee stare someone in the faceAdditional synonymsDefinition to stare in wonder with the mouth open She stopped what she was doing and gaped at me. Synonyms stare, wonder, goggle, gawp (British, slang), gawkDefinition to stare stupidly He continued to gawk at her and didn't answer. Synonyms stare, gape, goggle, ogle, gawp (slang), gaze open-mouthed Definition to stare with wide-open eyes He goggled at her in astonishment. Synonyms stare, gape, gawp (slang), gawk, rubberneck (slang) Additional synonymsDefinition to direct a look at (someone) in a specified way She turned to look at him. Synonyms see, view, consider, watch, eye, study, check, regard, survey, clock (British, slang), examine, observe, stare, glance, gaze, scan, check out (informal), inspect, gape, peep, behold (archaic), goggle, eyeball (slang), scrutinize, ogle, gawp (British, slang), gawk, recce (slang), get a load of (informal), take a gander at (informal), rubberneck (slang), take a dekko at (British, slang, old-fashioned), feast your eyes upon, l%k |