Stare meaning in English

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Definition

to stare (at someone): to look (at someone) intensely, without blinking verb
Everyone was staring at me when I accidentally left the house without putting on clothes.
a stare: a fixed, intense look noun
She gave me an angry stare when I arrived late for her birthday party.

Examples

  • "He's dead, that's why he's staring at you like that."
  • "Susie : Then, when I return from lunch, he's in the corner of my office, hiding behind the ficus, just staring at me."
  • "I was staring at the window all afternoon."
  • "Donna : Come on in then, don't stand there staring at me!"
  • "Sorry for staring at your breasts when you talk to me."
  • "Sorry for staring when you talk to me."
  • "Horatio : Oh great, now you're staring at me too!"
  • "Don't stare at me like that!"
Exercise 1
Susie tells Bob that when she returns from lunch, Jean "is just staring" at her.
This means that Jean is .
Susie tells Bob that when she returns from lunch, Jean "is just staring" at her.
This means that Jean is looking at Susie.
looking at Susie: "To stare (at someone)" means to look at them in an intense or fixed manner. Someone might "stare at the television" or "stare off into space". Susie is complaining that Jean does this frequently.
scaring Susie: "To stare at someone" is not the same thing as "to scare someone", which means to frighten someone or make them afraid.
annoying Susie: "To stare at someone" is not the same thing as "to annoy someone", which means to bother or trouble them.
smiling at Susie: "To stare" is not the same thing as "to smile". To smile is to make a gesture of contentment, pleasure or happiness with the mouth.

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