stare

CEFRB1

/stɛɚ/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To look at someone or something for a long time.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.

Examples

  • My sister fixed me with an angry stare.

  • People shouldn't stare at foreigners.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /steː/
  • /stiə/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To influence in some way by looking fixedly.

  2. To look fixedly (at something).

  3. To stand out; to project; to bristle.

More examples

In context

  • She found him staring with raised eyebrows at her.

  • to stare a timid person into submission

  • Don't stare at people.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English staren, from Old English starian (“to stare”), from Proto-West Germanic *starēn, from Proto-Germanic *starjaną, *starāną (“to be fixed, be rigid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster-. Cognate with Dutch staren (“to stare”), German starren (“to stare”), German starr (“stiff”). More at start.