stare
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[edit] English
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From Old English ang.
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to stare (third-person singular simple present stares, present participle staring, simple past and past participle stared)
- (intransitive, construed with at) To look fixedly (at something).
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To look fixedly
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stare (plural stares)
- A persistent gaze.
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[edit] Italian
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stare (intransitive)
- To stay, to remain.
- To be.
- To live.
- Mia sorella sta a Roma. - My sister lives in Rome.
- (followed by a) To keep or stick.
- (followed by a) To be up to.
- Sta a te decidere. - It's up to you to decide.
- (mathematics) To be.
- 4 sta a 8 come 5 sta a 10. - 4 is to 8 as 5 is to 10.
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- (to stay, remain) restare, rimanere
- (to be) essere
- (to live) vivere, abitare
- (to keep etc) attenersi (a)
- (to be up to) toccare (a), spettare (a)
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| infinitive | stare | |||||
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| auxiliary verb | essere | gerund | stando | |||
| present participle | stante | past participle | stato | |||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | io | tu | lui/lei | noi | voi | essi/esse |
| present | sto | stai | sta | stiamo | state | stanno |
| imperfect | stavo | stavi | stava | stavamo | stavate | stavano |
| past historic | stetti | stesti | stette | stemmo | steste | stettero |
| future | starò | starai | starà | staremo | starete | staranno |
| conditional | io | tu | lui/lei | noi | voi | essi/esse |
| present | starei | staresti | starebbe | staremmo | stareste | starebbero |
| subjunctive | che io | che tu | che lui/che lei | che noi | che voi | che essi/che esse |
| present | stia | stia | stia | stiamo | stiate | stiano |
| imperfect | stessi | stessi | stesse | stessimo | steste | stessero |
| imperative | - | tu | lui/lei | noi | voi | essi/esse |
| sta, sta', stai | stia | stiamo | state | stiano | ||
[edit] Latin
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stāre
- present active infinitive of stō.
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stare
- Neuter form of stary
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stare c.
| Inflection for stare | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | stare | staren | starar | stararna |
| Possessive form | stares | starens | starars | stararnas |