Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - stare
Stare
stare
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by at) look fixedly with eyes open, esp. as the result of curiosity, surprise, bewilderment, admiration, horror, etc. (sat staring at the door; stared in amazement). 2 intr. (of eyes) be wide open and fixed. 3 intr. be unpleasantly prominent or striking. 4 tr. (foll. by into) reduce (a person) to a specified condition by staring (stared me into silence). --n. a staring gaze. Phrases and idioms stare down (or out) outstare. stare a person in the face be evident or imminent. Derivatives starer n. Etymology: OE starian f. Gmc
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I. verb (~d; staring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English starian; akin to Old High German starēn to ~, Greek stereos solid, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes, to show oneself conspicuously , to stand on end ; bristle, transitive verb to have an effect on by staring, to look at with a searching or earnest gaze, ~r noun II. noun Date: 15th century the act or an instance of staring ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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