stare
(stâr)
[Middle English staren, from Old English starian.]
verb: stared, star·ing, stares.
intransitive verb
- To look directly and fixedly, often with a wide-eyed gaze. See synonyms at gaze
- To be conspicuous; stand out.
- To stand on end; bristle, as hair or feathers.
transitive verb
- To look at directly and fixedly: stared him in the eyes.
noun
- An intent gaze.
phrasal verbs
- stare down
- To cause to waver or give in by or as if by staring.
idioms
- stare (one) in the face
- To be plainly visible or obvious; force itself on (one's) attention: The money on the table was staring her in the face. To be obvious though initially overlooked: The explanation had been staring him in the face all along. To be imminent or unavoidable: Bankruptcy now stares us in the face.
derivatives
- staŕer
- noun
