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Dictionary: stare   (stâr) pronunciation
 

v., stared, star·ing, stares.

v.intr.
  1. To look directly and fixedly, often with a wide-eyed gaze. See synonyms at gaze.
  2. To be conspicuous; stand out.
  3. To stand on end; bristle, as hair or feathers.
v.tr.

To look at directly and fixedly: stared him in the eyes.

n.

An intent gaze.

phrasal verb:

stare down

  1. To cause to waver or give in by or as if by staring.

idiom:

stare (one) in the face

  1. To be plainly visible or obvious; force itself on (one's) attention: The money on the table was staring her in the face.
  2. To be obvious though initially overlooked: The explanation had been staring him in the face all along.
  3. To be imminent or unavoidable: Bankruptcy now stares us in the face.

[Middle English staren, from Old English starian.]

starer star'er n.
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verb

    To look intently and fixedly: eye, gape, gawk, gaze, goggle, ogle, peer1. Idioms: gaze open-mouthed, rivet the eyes on. See see/not see.

noun

    An intent fixed look: gape, gaze. See see/not see.

 
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v

Definition: gape, watch
Antonyms: ignore


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To look steadily with the eyes wide open.

pronunciation The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps — we must step up the stairs. — Vance Havner

 
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stirre, glane, glo
v. tr. - stirre, glane, glo
n. - stirren

idioms:

  • make someone stare    få en til at stirre
  • stare down    nidstirre
  • stare out    nidstirre
  • stare someone in the face    stirre en i ansigtet, nidstirre en

Nederlands (Dutch)
staren, opvallen

Français (French)
v. intr. - regarder fixement, ouvrir de grands yeux, dévisager qn
v. tr. - regarder fixement, dévisager qn
n. - regard fixe

idioms:

  • make someone stare    faire regarder qn
  • stare down    regarder fixement (qn) jusqu'à faire baisser les yeux à qn
  • stare out    regarder fixement (qn) jusqu'à lui faire baisser les yeux
  • stare someone in the face    dévisager qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - starren
n. - starrer Blick

idioms:

  • make someone stare    jmdn. erstaunen
  • stare down    durch Anstarren aus der Fassung bringen
  • stare out    jmds. Blick niederzwingen
  • stare someone in the face    jmdm. ins Auge springen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ατενίζω, θωρώ, κοιτάζω με γουρλωμένα μάτια
n. - ενατένιση, (καρφωμένο ή απλανές) βλέμμα

idioms:

  • make someone stare    προκαλώ την έκπληξη ή εκνευρισμό κάποιου
  • stare down    κοιτάζω κάποιον μέχρι να χαμηλώσει το βλέμμα του
  • stare out    (καρφώνω κάποιον με τα μάτια και τον) αναγκάζω να χαμηλώσει τα μάτια
  • stare someone in the face    κοιτάζω κατάματα, επαπειλώ, είμαι ολοφάνερος

Italiano (Italian)
fissare

idioms:

  • make someone stare    lasciare a bocca aperta
  • stare down    fare abbassare lo sguardo
  • stare out    fare abbassare lo sguardo
  • stare someone in the face    guardare in faccia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fitar
n. - olhar fixo (m)

idioms:

  • make someone stare    provocar o olhar de alguém
  • stare down    encarar insistentemente
  • stare out    desviar a vista
  • stare someone in the face    ser óbvio

Русский (Russian)
пристальный взгляд, пристально смотреть, уставиться, бросаться в глаза, взглядом привести в какое-л. состояние, зиять, проступать, вставать дыбом (о шерсти, волосах)

idioms:

  • make someone stare    вызвать удивление
  • stare down    смутить пристальным взглядом, привести в замешательство, заставить опустить глаза
  • stare out    смутить пристальным взглядом, привести в замешательство, заставить опустить глаза
  • stare someone in the face    дерзко, вызывающе смотреть на кого-л., быть очевидным, грозить, надвигаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - mirar fijamente, fijar la mirada en, clavar la vista, ser muy visible, brillante o llamativo, erizarse (el cabello)
v. tr. - mirar fijamente, fijar la mirada en, clavar la vista
n. - mirada fija, persistente, de hito en hito, encaro

idioms:

  • make someone stare    obligar a alguien a fijar la vista
  • stare down    hacer bajar los ojos a alguien mirándole fijamente, amedrentar con la mirada
  • stare out    fijar la vista en uno sin pestañear
  • stare someone in the face    saltar (a uno) a la vista, ser inminente para uno

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stirra, spreta åt alla håll (hår), glo
n. - stirrande, blick, gloende

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
盯, 凝视, 竖立, 显眼, 显见, 注视, 目不转睛地看, 瞪眼

idioms:

  • make someone stare    使某人吃惊
  • stare down    瞪眼使某人低下头, 用目光压倒
  • stare out    向外凝视
  • stare someone in the face    盯着某人的脸看, 迫在眉睫

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 盯, 凝視, 豎立, 顯眼, 顯見
v. tr. - 盯, 注視, 凝視, 目不轉睛地看
n. - 凝視, 注視, 瞪眼

idioms:

  • make someone stare    使某人吃驚
  • stare down    瞪眼使某人低下頭, 用目光壓倒
  • stare out    向外凝視
  • stare someone in the face    盯著某人的臉看, 迫在眉睫

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 응시하다, (깃털이) 곤두서다, (빛깔이) 현란하게 눈에 뜨이다
v. tr. - 빤히 쳐다보다, 노려보아 ~되게 하다
n. - 응시, 빤히 쳐다보기

idioms:

  • make someone stare    ~을 놀라게 하다
  • stare down    아무를 빤히 쳐다보아 무안케 하다
  • stare out    ~을 노려보아 얌전히 있게 하다, 고래를 돌릴 때까지 빤히 응시하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - じっと見つめる, 凝視する, じっと見詰める, 逆立つ
n. - じっと見つめること

idioms:

  • make someone stare    驚かす
  • stare down    じっと見る
  • stare out    見開く
  • stare someone in the face    じっと人の顔を見る, もともと明白である

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حدق, حملق, تفرس, في (الاسم) تحديق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נעץ מבט, פער עיניו‬
v. tr. - ‮השפיע במבטו על‬
n. - ‮מבט, לטישת-עיניים‬


 
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