stare

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US /stɛɚ/ UK /stɛə/ See IPA manual

Homophones

stair /stɛɚ/

Freq #4577

Meanings

1

verb
To look at someone or something for a long time with your eyes wide open.

The children stared at the magician in amazement.
2

noun
A long, fixed look with the eyes wide open.

She gave him an icy stare.

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Multiword verbs with stare

stare down Phrasal verb B1

to make someone look away or yield by staring steadily at them

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1 verb · to look at someone or... gaze

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Forms staredstaresstaringstaringly

Derived forms astareoutstareoverstarestaredownstareestarerstareworthystareyupstare

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stare down
to make someone look away or yield by staring steadily at them

Verb + adverb
icy stare
A fixed look that expresses coldness, hostility, or disdain.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English star, ster, from Old English stær (“starling”), from Proto-Germanic *starô (“starling”), from Proto-Indo-European *stor- (“starling”). Cognate with German Star (“starling”), Danish stær (“starling”), Swedish stare (“starling”), Norwegian Nynorsk stare (“starling”), Icelandic stari (“starling”). Compare also Old English stearn (“a type of bird, starling”).

star Middle English stær Old English *starô Proto-Germanic *stor- Proto-Indo-European

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# stare

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /stɛɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /stɛə/
**Frequency rank:** 4577

## Meanings
1. To look at someone or something for a long time with your eyes wide open.
2. A long, fixed look with the eyes wide open.

## Examples
- The children stared at the magician in amazement.
- She gave him an icy stare.

## Synonyms
- gaw
- gloar
- glom

## Derived Forms
- astare
- outstare
- overstare
- staredown
- staree
- starer
- stareworthy
- starey
- upstare

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: star
- Root: stær
- Root: *starô
- Root: *stor-

## Etymology
From Middle English star, ster, from Old English stær (“starling”), from Proto-Germanic *starô (“starling”), from Proto-Indo-European *stor- (“starling”). Cognate with German Star (“starling”), Danish stær (“starling”), Swedish stare (“starling”), Norwegian Nynorsk stare (“starling”), Icelandic stari (“starling”). Compare also Old English stearn (“a type of bird, starling”).

## AI Etymology
Stare is from Middle English star, ster, from Old English stær (“starling”), from Proto-Germanic *starô (“starling”), from Proto-Indo-European *stor- (“starling”). Cognate with German Star (“starling”), Danish stær (“starling”), Swedish stare (“starling”), Norwegian Nynorsk stare (“starling”), Icelandic stari (“starling”). Compare also Old English stearn (“a type of bird, starling”). In present-day use, it can mean to look at someone or something for a long time with your eyes wide open, or a long, fixed look with the eyes wide open.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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