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to stare
01
to look at someone or something without moving the eyes or blinking, usually for a while, and often without showing any expression
Intransitive: to stare at sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
stare
3rd person singular
stares
Present participle
staring
Past simple
stared
Past participle
stared
Examples
I often stare at the night sky, contemplating the stars.
02
to fix one's eyes somewhere, often with wide-open eyes
Intransitive
Examples
When the magician performed his trick, everyone in the audience stared in amazement.
Stare
01
a steady or fixed look, often with wide-open eyes
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
stares
Examples
He gave me a surprised stare.
