stieren

C1

to stare / gape / eye (wenig benutzt)

English meaning
to stare / gape / eye (wenig benutzt)
Vocabulary package
Looking & Seeing

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stieren in a sentence

Er stiert ungläubig auf den Monitor.

He stares in disbelief at the monitor.

Conjugation of stieren

ichstiere
dustierst
er/sie/esstiert
wirstieren
ihrstiert
sie/Siestieren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
stierte
Perfect
hat gestiert

Word family

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Where stieren comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch stürn „antreiben, stacheln, stochern“; etymologisch verwandt mit stören

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Questions about stieren

How do you conjugate stieren?

Present tense: stiere, stierst, stiert, stieren, stiert, stieren. Simple past: stierte. Perfect: hat gestiert.

What does stieren mean in English?

stieren means "to stare / gape / eye (wenig benutzt)". For example: "Er stiert ungläubig auf den Monitor." — "He stares in disbelief at the monitor."

What level is stieren in German?

stieren is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the looking & seeing vocabulary.

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