STARE


Meaning of STARE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ stɛə ]

v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by at) look fixedly with eyes open, esp. as the result of curiosity, surprise, bewilderment, admiration, horror, etc. (sat staring at the door; stared in amazement). 2 intr. (of eyes) be wide open and fixed. 3 intr. be unpleasantly prominent or striking. 4 tr. (foll. by into) reduce (a person) to a specified condition by staring (stared me into silence). --n. a staring gaze. østare down (or out) outstare. stare a person in the face be evident or imminent. øøstarer n. [OE starian f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.