Definitions for stare
stɛərstare

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

1. stareverb

   a fixed look with eyes open wide

2. gaze, stareverb

   look at with fixed eyes

   "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"

3. stareverb

   fixate one's eyes

   "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. starenoun

   A persistent gaze.

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

2. stareverb

   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. Starenoun

   the starling

   Etymology: [AS. staer. See Starling.]

2. Stareverb

   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. Stareverb

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

   Etymology: [AS. staer. See Starling.]

4. Stareverb

   to stand out; to project; to bristle

   Etymology: [AS. staer. See Starling.]

5. Stareverb

   to look earnestly at; to gaze at

   Etymology: [AS. staer. See Starling.]

6. Starenoun

   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.]

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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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. RJ Intindola:

   Stare your fears down and they will eventually disappear.

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. 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.

4. Joyce Stranger:

   I love cats. I love their grace and their elegance. I love their independence and their arrogance, and the way they lie and look at you, summing you up, surely to your detriment, with that unnerving, unwinking, appraising stare.

5. Olivia Nuzzi:

   If you think about it for long enough, any story about the presidency is a story about the meaning of life and, in that sense, a story about death. If you stare at it hard enough, ambition can look like running hopelessly away from mortality.

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