stare
To look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes.
To look at someone or something with eyes wide open and without moving them, often for a noticeable amount of time.
When you look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes.
An act of looking at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes.
- Base: stare
- Plural: stares
- Base: stare
- 3rd Person Singular: stares
- Present Participle: staring
- Past: stared
stare blankly
1Look without emotion or understanding
To look at someone or something without showing any feeling or understanding.
- He stared blankly at the instructions, not knowing what to do.
- She stared blankly out the window.
stare down
1Force someone to avert gaze
To make someone look away by looking at them strongly and without stopping.
- The police officer stared down the suspect until he looked away.
- She stared him down during the argument.
stare into space
1Look without focusing on anything
To look straight ahead without looking at anything in particular, often because you are thinking or daydreaming.
- He sat by the window, staring into space.
- She was staring into space, lost in thought.
stare someone in the face
1Be clearly visible up close
When something is very easy to see because it is right in front of you.
- The answer was staring me in the face all along.
- The problem is staring us in the face, but no one wants to admit it.