(intransitive, followed by "at") To look fixedly (at something).
Used in a Sentence
stared
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for stared.
Editorial note
They stared to smile him, always listening to every single word he was pronouncing.
Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(intransitive, followed by "at") To look fixedly (at something).
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of stared gathered in one view.
(intransitive) To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.
(transitive) To influence in some way by looking fixedly.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for stared.
verb
(intransitive, followed by "at") To look fixedly (at something).
verb
(intransitive) To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.
verb
(transitive) To influence in some way by looking fixedly.
Example sentences
They stared to smile him, always listening to every single word he was pronouncing.
In that sense, the MWI is the least complex version of QM, because, as stared pointed out, it's just the basic math of QM with nothing added on.
When you ask for a vegetarian option, one would be lucky if he does not get stared like a space alien, esp.
When was the last time you went to a movie theater before the previews started, sat silently, and stared at the advert loop?
The worst one's were the ones that just stared at their phone, like I wasn't even human.
That was the thing we had to master - our own emotional suffering seeing him stared at.
My hands were visibly shaking as the interviewer stared at my back...
For eight hours they stared at the floppy drive and drank espresso.
Me and the other contestant just stared at each other, slack-jawed.
Sorry to nitpick, but I stared at that for longer than I'd really like to admit before thinking it was a typo.
I stared at that for far too long, waiting for the animation to start.
Thanks to stared for sharing, and everyone for playing!
Quote examples
It's interesting that despite the phrase "...the face that stared back was as Negroid as my own.." in one of his short stories, it didn't occur to me that he was black until reading it in some interview or something.
For me and most of the people I know who look things up it's more like, "I am working on this piece of code which is giving an error, and I have stared at it for a bit and I don't see what is wrong.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use stared in a sentence?
They stared to smile him, always listening to every single word he was pronouncing.
What does stared mean?
(intransitive, followed by "at") To look fixedly (at something).
What part of speech is stared?
stared is commonly used as verb.