Meaning
2 sensesA persistent gaze.
the stares of astonished passers-by
(archaic)A starling.
- a fixed look with eyes open wide
Examples
1386 sentencesFamine stared us in the face.
Нам загрожував голод. — uaspeaker
ruНам грозил голод. — vilnat
Why are you staring at me?
Чому ти на мене витріщився? — deniko
ruЧего уставился? — omosk
deWarum starrst du mich an? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She stared at him with frightened eyes.
Вона витріщилась на нього переляканими очима. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
deSie sah ihn mit bangen Augen an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I want Tom to stop staring at me.
Я хочу, аби Том перестав витріщатися на мене. — Ahha
Do you know the man who's staring at you?
Ти знаєш чоловіка, що витріщився на тебе? — deniko
ruТы знаешь того мужика, что на тебя пялится? — sharptoothed
deKennst du den Mann, der dich da anstarrt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English staren, from Old English starian (“to stare”), from Proto-West GermaniFrom Middle English staren, from Old English starian (“to stare”), from Proto-West Germanic *starēn, from Proto-Germanic *starjaną, *starāną (“to be fixed, be rigid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster-.
From Middle English star, ster, from Old English stær (“starling”), from Proto-Germanic *starô (“starling”), from Proto-Indo-European *stor- (“starling”).
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Forms
plural: staresSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- was staring at
- stared at the
- stared at each
- stop staring at
- everyone staring at
- and stared at
- just stared at
- staring out the
- still staring at
- stared blankly
- stared blankly at
- people staring at
See also
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