to star
- verb
- /stɑr/
- It's not every day your girlfriend stars in her first indie film.
- star in a film
- star in a movie
- star an actress
Which movie did Diane star in alongside the Brat Pack?
- Which movie did Diane star in alongside the Brat Pack?
- Star in a comedy or star in a drama?
Examples
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Which movie did Diane star in alongside the Brat Pack?
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Maybe you shouldn't have directed and starred in it.
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You have to star in your own life.
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I'm going to direct it, produce it, and star in it.
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And think about it, if you don't star in your life, who will?
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The studio had cast him to star in an upcoming giant-monster movie.
Fiction book (2001) -
I've never starred in a Broadway production.
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He's going to try to get Vincent Price to star in The Cabinet of Count Monstrodamus.
Fiction book (2001) -
The movie in question is Creation, a biopic about Charles Darwin starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly.
Academic text (2009) -
Last night, she starred in a critically acclaimed play that received rave reviews.
Synonyms
To act with another person in a main role in a film or play
To act as one of the main actors alongside another actor in a film or show
Idioms
Compounds
A bright streak of light in the night sky when a small rock from space burns up
- Formal
A United States military medal given for bravery or good service in a combat area
A very comfortable, expensive hotel with excellent service and many facilities
- Formal
The national anthem of the United States with words by Francis Scott Key
The national flag of the United States with stars and stripes that stands for the country
- Specialized
Two stars in space that move around a shared point because they pull on each other
- Literature
A very good performance by an actor or entertainer that gets special attention
- US
A plant that lives for many years and has clusters of blue, star-shaped flowers in the southeastern United States
- Formal
A United States military medal given for bravery or very good service in battle, not involving flying
A bright star called Polaris that sits almost above Earth's north pole and shows true north
- Literature
A small group that secretly makes important decisions that are not fair
- Specialized
A small, very dense, faint star left when a star like the Sun stops burning its fuel
A sea animal like a starfish with a small round body and long thin arms that break easily
A tall plant with many close purple flower spikes used in flower arrangements
A grasslike plant that lives for many years with star-shaped flowers that grows in North America
- Specialized
A sea animal with many feathery arms that can swim and lives on the sea floor
- Specialized
A small red star that suddenly becomes much brighter for a few minutes because of explosions on its surface
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Star as a verb comes from the idea of being a 'star' on stage — to stand out and 'shine' in a show. That is why to star in a film means to be the main or most important performer.