"stare" meaning in English

See stare in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /stɛər/ [US], /stɛə(r)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stare.wav [UK] Forms: stare [canonical], stares [third-person, singular], stared [past], stared [past, participle], staring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|star|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone is looking at you for a very long time, he is staring at you.
    Sense id: simple-stare-en-verb-v~6RqWzc
     
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        {
          "text": "Why are so many people staring at me?"
        }
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        "When someone is looking at you for a very long time, he is staring at you."
      ],
      "id": "simple-stare-en-verb-v~6RqWzc"
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      "ipa": "/stɛər/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/stɛə(r)/",
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "homophones": [
        "stair"
      ]
    }
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    },
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