Definitions for stare
stɛərstare

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stare(verb)

   a fixed look with eyes open wide

2. gaze, stare(verb)

   look at with fixed eyes

   "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"

3. stare(verb)

   fixate one's eyes

   "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stare(Noun)

   A persistent gaze.

   Etymology: From staren, from starian, from starājanan, from stere-. Cognate with staren, starren, stare, starr. More at start.

2. stare(Verb)

   To look fixedly (at something).

   Etymology: From staren, from starian, from starājanan, from stere-. Cognate with staren, starren, stare, starr. More at start.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Stare(noun)

   the starling

   Etymology: [AS. staer. See Starling.]

2. Stare(verb)

   to look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object

   Etymology: [AS. staer. See Starling.]

3. Stare(verb)

   to be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors

   Etymology: [AS. staer. See Starling.]

4. Stare(verb)

   to stand out; to project; to bristle

   Etymology: [AS. staer. See Starling.]

5. Stare(verb)

   to look earnestly at; to gaze at

   Etymology: [AS. staer. See Starling.]

6. Stare(noun)

   the act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open

   Etymology: [AS. staer. See Starling.]

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1. Staré

   Staré is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stare

   stār, v.i. to look at with a fixed gaze, as in horror, astonishment, &c.: to look fixedly.—v.t. to influence in some way by staring.—n. a fixed look.—ns. Stārēē′, one who is stared at; Stā′rer, one who stares or gazes; Stā′ring, the act of staring.—adv. Stā′ringly, in a staring manner: with a fixed look. [A.S. starian, from a Teut. root seen in Ger. starr, rigid; also in Eng. stern.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stare' in Verbs Frequency: #258

Anagrams for stare »

1. arste, aster, rates, resat, setar, tares, tarse, Taser, taser, tears, teras

2. Arste

3. Taser

How to pronounce stare?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stare in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stare in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of stare in a Sentence

1. Mandy Moore:

   I got to stare at his butt all day because in the scene he’s supposed to be naked, just covering his bits with a towel, because we’re supposed to be having some sexy time, so that was maybe the only awkward part.

2. Dean Koontz, Shadow Fires ( early book):

   When life hands us a beutiful bouquet of flowers we stare at it in cautious expectation of a bee.

3. Leah Greenbaum:

   She would just stare and stiffen, sometimes she would shake uncontrollably, she always loses control of her body so she’ll drop on the floor and bang her head.

4. Charles Lauller:

   You can stare into the past but only your future is within your control.

5. Daniel Kiss:

   There's a legitimate chance he's going to have to stare Jerry Sandusky in the eye from about 10 feet away and tell what happened, that's what he told us he wanted, and that's why we did what we did. Every victim deserves the right to face their accuser and have that closure, that justice, to speak what occurred to them. That's what Anthony wanted.

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