stare
Translation
to stare, to gaze
Examples
Don't stare at people like that.
Don't stare at people like that.
He stared into the distance.
He stared into the distance.
Grammar Patterns
((at sb./sth.)) to look fixedly at (sb./sth.) Don't stare at people like that.
((into sth.)) to look fixedly into (sth.) He stared into the distance.
Similar Words
Synonyms: gaze, gape; Antonyms: glance, glimpse
Etymology
From Old English *starian* 'to stare', related to Proto-Germanic *star- 'stiff, rigid'. The idea is of the eyes being 'fixed' or 'stiff'.
Memory Tips
Imagine you are looking at a 'star' for so long that you begin to 'stare'.