to stare
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1.0
- verb
- /stɛr/
:
mirar fijamente
- I could stare at this image all day.
- stare blankly
- stare intently
- stare into space
Now, when you have that fear of death staring at you, you're paralyzed.
- Now, when you have that fear of death staring at you, you're paralyzed.
- Look into that, stare into it, stare into it.
- My guy stared at it for too long.
- We could just, you know, stand right here and just stare at it all day.
- I love it when people are staring at me and laughing.
- I can't even look at the damn clouds now, staring dead eyed into the distance.
- And he'd just stare blankly and be not wanting to speak.
- He in depth looked at them, stared at them, felt them.
Examples
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"Why do I tolerate you?" she asked, staring at me out of wide, incredulous eyes.
Fiction book (1990) -
In this dimness, she opens her eyes and stares up at me as she nurses.
Fiction book (1990) -
Yeah, it's funny because I stare at yours, man.
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And I just stare at the flower and I take it in.
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I'd just stare out for hours waiting for something to happen.
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They sit in their offices and stare at the papers that lie before them.
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At the marina, a group of men stared at us from the bar patio.
Fiction book (1990) -
I've stared at those walls for two months now.
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His eyes slid to his father and caught him staring back, his face full of helplessness.
Fiction book (1990) -
She couldn't help but stare at the beautiful painting in the gallery for hours.
Synonyms
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1.0
To direct the eyes toward something to see it
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1.0
Study something carefully to understand it or decide
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1.0
To look at something carefully for some time
619
2.4
To watch something carefully to learn about it
357
1.0
To look at something carefully
170
2.6
To look steadily with admiration, surprise, or deep thought
152
4.8
To look closely at someone with interest
55
3.1
To fix your eyes or attention on one thing
46
7.0
To think about someone or something all the time
27
6.1
To stare openly at a person or thing because you feel surprised
23
3.6
To look at someone or something closely and directly
12
6.3
To stare openly in a rude or surprised way
1
7.4
To look at a person or thing with interest
To watch something carefully
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
21
4.9
To look at someone without moving your eyes until they look away or give up
Compounds
- Formal
2
9.9
A rule that courts follow earlier decisions in similar cases to keep the law stable
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stare comes from an old English word meaning 'to be fixed' or 'stiff', like eyes that stop moving. That's why to stare is to look at something with a steady, unmoving gaze.