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.

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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?

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   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. Susie Myerson:

   They call it the tall wall on Sunset. I mean, I had to rush over there and park the car and just stare at it.

2. Richard Fidler:

   We’ve kind of approached a natural limit with how much we can stare down at screens. The next natural place for that screen to live is thoroughly integrated into what we’re seeing so we don’t ever look down at the screen because the world has become the screen, in some sense it’s horrifying.

3. Lindsey Graham:

   What is the environmental policy of the Republican Party? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare, if I'm president of the United States, we're going to address climate change and CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way.

4. Unknown:

   Those who stare at the past have their backs turned to the future.

5. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   When you speak with a Desi Person about the glass being half-empty or half-full, she/he will immediately inform you that the glass belongs to her/his Desi family, and they've owned it for generations, so it's none of your business to stare at their glass. She/he will advice you to bring your own glass (BYOG).

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