Meaning

1 senses

  1. To overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.

    niederstarren

    overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring

Examples

25 sentences

  1. Tom stared down at his feet.

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  2. She stared me down with anger.

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  3. Mary stared down at her feet.

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  4. He stared down at his feet.

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  5. She stared down at her feet.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently:

Forms

stares down, staring down, stared down, stared down
Base formstare down · to stare down
3rd person singularstares down
Present participlestaring down
Past simplestared down
Past participlestared down

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystare down
he, she, itstares down

Past simpleLesson

all personsstared down

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stared down
he, she, ithas stared down

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stare down

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring:outstareoutface

Word family

1 related words
Relatedstaredown

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
starchstardomstareB1starfishstargazestark
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