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to co-star

to co-star

3.5
To act as one of the main actors alongside another actor in a film or show
  • verb
  • /ˈkoʊˌstɑr/
translation icon : coestrella
  • She will co-star with a famous actor in the upcoming movie next summer.

Examples

  • And also notably it Co stars Matt LeBlanc AKA Joey from Friends, AKA Joey from Joey short lived friends spin off on NBC.

  • In the Defy Ones, Co starring Sidney Poitier, by the time they got to his name, half the picture was over.

  • But the biggest news is there's somebody else in this room who's Co starring along with me.

  • The play features talented actors who will co-star in leading roles.

  • He is excited to co-star in the new series alongside his childhood idol.

Synonyms

to costar
vsto co-star
4.0

To act with another person in a main role in a film or play

uses hyphenated spelling instead of one word in writing

How Prominent

to star
292 3.2
to headline
13 4.2
to co-star
3.5
to appear
266 2.1
to support
56 4.5

Surface Forms

co-star infinitive
co-starred past
co-starred past participle
co-starring present participle
co-stars third person singular

Morphology

co-star = star (transparent) = co + star

The meaning is directly built from 'star' with the prefix 'co-' meaning 'together with' or 'jointly'.

Etymology

The verb co-star uses co- 'together' and star, so to co-star is to 'star together' with someone and share the main role in a show or film.