Past tense of stare
regular verb
The past tense of stare is stared. The past participle is also stared.
Forms of stare
| Base form (V1) | stare /stɛɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stared /stɛɹd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | stared /stɛɹd/ |
| Present participle | staring /ˈstɛəɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | stares /ˈstɛəz/ |
Stared in a sentence
- The child stared accusingly at his brother, convinced he took the toy.From the entry accusingly
- I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.From the entry elaborate
- He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground.From the entry hunch
- Alyssa stared out of her window at the starry night sky.From the entry starry
- He stared at me searchingly, trying to determine if I was lying.From the entry searchingly
Meaning of stare
- verb To look fixedly (at something).
- verb To influence in some way by looking fixedly.
- verb To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.
Questions about the past tense of stare
- What is the past tense of stare?
- The past tense of stare is stared.
- What is the past participle of stare?
- The past participle of stare is stared.
- Is stare a regular or irregular verb?
- Stare is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stare (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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