star
To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment programTo appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
» The sky is full of stars.
Der Himmel ist voller Sterne.
Der Himmel ist voll mit Sternen.
На небе полно звёзд.
Небо полно звёзд.
Небо повне зірок.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
She starred in dozens of silent movies.
die Hauptrolle spielen
(transitive)To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
The show stars Calista Flockhart as a high-powered lawyer.
(transitive)To mark with a star or asterisk.
mark with an asterisk
(transitive)To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
(intransitive)To shine like a star.
be the star in a performance
Examples
1531 sentencesThe sky is full of stars.
Небо повне зірок.
ruНа небе полно звёзд.
deDer Himmel ist voller Sterne.
This is a story about stars.
Це історія про зірки.
ruЭто рассказ о звездах.
deDies ist eine Geschichte über Sterne.
Who is your favorite TV star?
Яка твоя улюблена телезірка?
ruКто у тебя любимая телезвезда?
deWer ist dein Lieblingsfernsehstar?
Tom usually stays at 5-star hotels.
Том зазвичай зупиняється у п'ятизіркових готелях.
ruТом обычно останавливается в пятизвёздочных отелях.
Were there any stars in the sky?
На небі були зірки?
ruНа небе были звёзды?
deWaren überhaupt Sterne am Himmel?
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-West Germanic *sFrom Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Doublet of aster; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo.
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Forms
stars, starring, starred, starredSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- five star hotel
- stars in the
- at the stars
- star hotel
- a five star
- a movie star
- a rock star
- the star of
- star of the
- five star
- movie star
- shooting star