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to costar

to costar

4.0
To act with another person in a main role in a film or play
  • verb
  • /ˈkoʊˌstɑr/
translation icon : coestrellar
  • The popular series features two actors who costar as best friends facing life's challenges.

Examples

  • My first guest today, not only is a long practicing vampire, she also happens to costar on the daytime soap, Intensive Care.

    The Junior Defenders (2007)

  • In the upcoming comedy, she will costar with her longtime friend.

  • He costars alongside an experienced actress in the thrilling new play.

Synonyms

to star
vsto costar
292 3.2

To be the main performer in a film or play

shares main performer status with another person rather than being sole lead
to co-star
vsto costar
3.5

To act as one of the main actors alongside another actor in a film or show

is the same in meaning but written without a hyphen

How Prominent

to star
292 3.2
to costar
4.0
to support
56 4.5
to appear
266 2.1

Surface Forms

costar infinitive
costarred past
costarred past participle
costarring present participle
costars third person singular

Morphology

costar = star (transparent) = co + star

The meaning is directly compositional: 'co-' means together and 'star' means to perform as a star.

Etymology

Costar comes from the parts co- meaning 'together' and star meaning 'leading actor', like in coworker or cooperate. So to costar is to act as a main performer together with someone else.