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stare

/ˈsteɚ/

US UK

verb

stares; stared; staring

[no obj] :to look at someone or something for a long time often with your eyes wide open

She was staring straight ahead. = Her eyes were staring straight ahead.

She stared out the window.

His mother told him not to stare. - often + at

We just sat and stared at each other.

They stared in disbelief at the accident scene.

I spend a lot of my time staring at a computer screen. - often used figuratively

The solution was staring right at me but I didn't see it. [=the solution was obvious but I failed to see it] <SYNR

synonyms see1gaze</SYNR

stare daggers (at someone)

xem dagger

stare down

US or Brit stare out [phrasal verb]

stare (someone) down/out or stare down/out (someone) :to look directly into someone's eyes without fear until he or she becomes uncomfortable and looks away

The batter tried to stare down the pitcher. - often used figuratively

They had stared down danger more than once.

stare (off) into space

xem space

stare (someone) in the face

also chiefly US stare (someone) in the eye(s)

to look directly into the eyes of (someone)

She stared me in the face and told me to leave.

usually used figuratively

The solution was staring me in the face. [=the solution was obvious but I failed to see it]

Failure was staring him in the face. [=he was very close to failing; he was almost certain to fail]

They stared death in the face/eye [=they came very close to death; they did something that was very dangerous and that could have caused their death] and didn't flinch.

noun

plural stares

[count] :the act of looking directly at someone or something for a long time :the act of staring

They looked at me with accusing stares.

I asked him about it, but my question only drew/got a blank stare. [=he looked at me in a way that showed he did not understand or know the answer to my question]

fix (someone) with a stare

xem fix