stare

stare

steady gaze; to look at intently: It’s not polite to stare.

Not to be confused with:

stair – step or flight of steps: walk up the stairs

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stare

 (stâr)

v. stared, star·ing, stares

v.intr.

To look directly, fixedly, or vacantly, often with a wide-eyed gaze. See Synonyms at gaze.

v.tr.

To look at directly and fixedly: stared him in the eyes.

n.

An intent gaze.

Phrasal Verb:

stare down

1. To stare at (a person or animal) until that person or animal blinks or turns away.

2. To confront boldly or overcome by direct action: stared down his opponents.

Idiom:

stare in the face

1. To be plainly visible or obvious to (one); force itself on (one's) attention: The money on the table was staring her in the face.

2. To be obvious to (one) though initially overlooked: The explanation had been staring him in the face all along.

3. To be imminent or unavoidable to (one): Bankruptcy now stares us in the face.

4. To be about to experience or undergo (something dire): We are staring bankruptcy in the face.

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[Middle English staren, from Old English starian; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

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star′er n.

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stare

(stɛə)

vb

1. (often foll by: at) to look or gaze fixedly, often with hostility or rudeness

2. (Zoology) (intr) (of an animal's fur, bird's feathers, etc) to stand on end because of fear, ill health, etc

3. (intr) to stand out as obvious; glare

4. stare one in the face to be glaringly obvious or imminent

n

the act or an instance of staring

[Old English starian; related to Old Norse stara, Old High German starēn to stare, Greek stereos stiff, Latin consternāre to confuse]

ˈstarer n

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stare

(stɛə)

n

(Animals) dialect a starling

[Old English stær]

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stare

(stɛər)

v. stared, star•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to gaze fixedly and intently, esp. with the eyes wide open.

2. to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous.

3. (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle.

v.t.

4. to stare at: to stare a person up and down.

5. to effect or have a certain effect on by staring.

6. stare down, to intimidate or discomfit with a stare.

n.

7. a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open.

Idioms:

stare one in the face, to be urgent or impending, as a deadline.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English starian, c. Middle Low German staren, Old High German starēn, Old Norse stara; akin to stark]

star′er, n.

star′ing•ly, adv.

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stare

• extant - Comes from Latin ex-, "out," and stare, "to stand," and means "currently or actually in existence."
• stare - Its etymological notion is "fixity" or "rigidity," from a Germanic base meaning "be rigid."
• gaure - To stare in astonishment.
• gorgonize - To stare at with a petrifying look.

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Stare

 of owls.

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gaze

– stare

1. 'gaze'

If you gaze at something, you look at it for a long time, often because you think it is beautiful or impressive.

The little girl gazed in wonder at the bright lights.

2. 'stare'

If you stare at something or someone, you look at them for a long time, often because you think they are strange or shocking.

He stared at the scar on her face.

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stare

Past participle: stared
Gerund: staring

Imperative

stare

stare

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stare - a fixed look with eyes open wide looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" gaze, regard - a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" glower, glare - an angry stare contemplation - a long and thoughtful observation gape - a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
Verb	1.	stare - look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement" gaze look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" outface, outstare, stare down - overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent" stargaze - observe the stars
	2.	stare - fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly" glare, glower - look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

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stare

verb gaze, look, goggle, watch, gape, eyeball (slang), ogle, gawp (Brit. slang), gawk, rubberneck (slang) Mahoney tried not to stare.

stare someone in the face be obvious, be clear, be evident, be apparent, be blinding, be plain, be patent, be unmistakable, be self-evident, be crystal clear, be as plain as the nose on your face, be right under your nose The answer had been staring me in the face.

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stare

verb

To look intently and fixedly:

eye, gape, gawk, gaze, goggle, ogle, peer.

Idioms: gaze open-mouthed, rivet the eyes on.

noun

An intent fixed look:

gape, gaze.

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Translations

جَريءيُحَمْلِقيُحَمْلِقُ

zíratupřený pohled

stirrestirrenglo

starrenanstarren

κοιτάζω επίμονα

mirar fijamentequedarse mirando

tuijottaa

fixerregard fixeregarder

zuriti

merev tekintet

stara, einblínastarandi augnaráî, stara

fissarefissomolto chiarosguardo fissoavere la disgrazia dipinta in faccia

じっと見つめる

응시하다

būti aiškiai matomambūti aiškiamspoksojimasstebeilyti

cieši raudzītiesciešs skatiens

staren

stirreglaneglaningglo

gapić się

olhar fixamente

пристально глядеть

upretý pohľad

buljitistrmenjestrmeti

stirraglo

จ้อง

gözlerini dikip bakmagözlerini dikip bakmakgözünü dikip bakmak

nhìn chằm chằm

凝视盯盯着看

stare

[stɛəʳ]

A. N → mirada f fija
to give sb a stare → mirar fijamente a algn

B. VT to stare sb out or down → mirar a algn fijamente hasta que aparte la vista
it's staring you in the face → salta a la vista

C. VI → mirar fijamente
he wouldn't stop staring → no paraba de mirar fijamente
don't stare! → ¡no mires tan fijo!
to stare at sth/sb → mirar algo/a algn fijamente, mirar algo/a algn de hito en hito
it's rude to stare at people → está mal visto fijar la mirada en la gente
to stare into the distance; stare into space → estar con la mirada perdida or mirando a las nubes

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stare

[ˈstɛə^r]

n → regard m fixe

vi → regarder avec insistance
to stare at sth → regarder fixement qch, fixer son regard sur qch
to stare at sb → fixer qn
He stared at us in disbelief → Il nous fixa d'air incrédule.
to stare into space → regarder dans le vide

vt
to be staring sb in the face (= be very obvious) → être sous le nez de qn

stare out

vt sep
to stare sb out → faire baisser les yeux de qn

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stare

n → (starrer) Blick; the village idiot looked at me with a vacant stare → der Dorftrottel sah mich mit stierem Blick an; to give somebody a stare → jdn anstarren

vt the answer was staring us in the face → die Antwort lag klar auf der Hand; to stare death/defeat in the face → dem Tod/der Niederlage ins Auge blicken; defeat was staring us in the face → wir blickten der Niederlage ins Auge

vi (vacantly etc) → (vor sich hin) starren; (cow, madman) → stieren, glotzen (inf); (in surprise) → große Augen machen; (eyes) → weit aufgerissen sein; he stared in disbelief → er starrte ungläubig; it’s rude to stare → es ist unhöflich, andere Leute anzustarren; to stare at somebody/something → jdn/etw anstarren; (cow, madman also) → jdn/etw anstieren or anglotzen (inf); don’t stare (at me)! → starr (mich) nicht so (an)!; to stare at somebody in horror/amusement/disbelief etc → jdn entsetzt/verblüfft/ungläubig etc anstarren; to stare after somebody → jdm nachstarren or hinterherstarren

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stare

[stɛəʳ]

1. n → sguardo fisso
a vacant stare → uno sguardo assente

2. vt it's staring you in the face (obvious) → salta agli occhi; (very near) → ce l'hai sotto il naso

3. vi to stare at sb/sth → fissare qn/qc
to stare into space → fissare il vuoto
to stare at sb in surprise → fissare qn con aria sorpresa
it's rude to stare → non sta bene fissare la gente

stare out vt + adv → (fissare fino a) fare abbassare gli occhi

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stare

(steə) verb

(often with at) to look at with a fixed gaze. They stared at her clothes in amazement; Don't stare – it's rude! staar يُحَمْلِق гледам втренчено encarar zírat starren stirre κοιτάζω επίμονα üksisilmi vahtima خيره شدن tuijottaa regarder, dévisager לִנעוֹץ מַבָּט एकटक देखना, टकटकी लगाकर देखना, आश्चर्यचकित होना buljiti, zuriti bámul menatap stara, einblína fissare じっと見る 응시하다 stebeilyti, spoksoti cieši raudzīties tenung starenstirre, glo, glanegapić się fitar a privi fix, a fixa cu privirea пристально смотреть hľadieť buljiti zuriti stirra จ้องมอง gözlerini dikip bakmak 盯 вилупитися; витріщати очі گھورنا nhìn chằm chằm 盯

noun

a staring look. a bold stare. staar, gluur جَريء втренчен поглед olhar upřený pohled das Starren stirren επίμονο βλέμμα jõllitus نگاه خيره tuijotus regard נְעִיצַת מַבָּט टकटकी, ताक buljenje, piljenje merev tekintet, bámulás tatapan starandi augnaráð, stara sguardo じっと見ること 응시 spoksojimas ciešs skatiens renung starende blik stirrende blikk, glaning utkwiony wzrok olhar privire fixă пристальный взгляд upretý pohľad buljenje zurenje stirrande blick, gloende การจ้อง; การเพ่งมอง gözlerini dikip bakma 凝視 здивований, пильний погляд ٹکٹکی sự , cái nhìn chằm chằm 凝视

stare in the face

to be easy to see or obvious. The answer to the problem was staring me in the face. in die gesig staar واضِح، سَهْل الرُّؤْيَه очевиден bem debaixo do nariz bít do očí in die Augen springen ligge lige foran næsen είμαι προφανής, είμαι μπροστά στα μάτια κπ. ilmselge olema آسان و واضح olla nenän edessä crever les yeux (à) גָלוּי לַעַיִן ताकना biti očit, neizbježan majd kiszúrja vmi vkinek a szemét jelas blasa við (saltare agli occhi) 明白である 명백하다 būti aiškiai matomam/aiškiam būt acīmredzamam jelas voor de hand liggen ligge rett for nesen, være snublende nær rzucać się w oczy entrar pelos olhos dentro a sări în ochi быть очевидным biť do očí bosti v oči biti očigledan vara solklar เห็นได้ชัด; แจ่มแจ้ง gözünün önünde, apaçık meydanda (某物)就在眼前，(事情)迫在眉睫 бути очевидним بہت صاف اور واضح ہونا dễ hiểu （某物）就在眼前，（某）事迫在眉睫

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stare

→ يُحَمْلِقُ zírat stirre starren κοιτάζω επίμονα quedarse mirando tuijottaa fixer zuriti fissare じっと見つめる 응시하다 staren stirre gapić się olhar fixamente пристально глядеть stirra จ้อง gözünü dikip bakmak nhìn chằm chằm 盯着看

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stare

n. mirada fija;

v. mirar fijamente.

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stare

vi fijar la vista; Stare at that point on the wall..Fije la vista en ese punto en la pared.

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