/ˈstari/
OriginFrom Italian stare, from Latin stō. Compare French ester, Spanish estar, English stay.
- intransitiveto be standing
“1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Genezo 24:43.
Jen mi staras apud la fonto da akvo.” — Here I stand by the spring.
- figurativelyto take a position on an issue
Formsstaras(present) · staris(past) · staros(future) · starus(conditional) · staru(volitive) · staranta(active, participle, present, singular) · starantaj(active, participle, plural, present) · starinta(active, participle, past, singular) · starintaj(active, participle, past, plural) · staronta(active, future, participle, singular) · starontaj(active, future, participle, plural) · starantan(accusative, active, participle, present, singular) · starantajn(accusative, active, participle, plural, present) · starintan(accusative, active, participle, past, singular) · starintajn(accusative, active, participle, past, plural) · starontan(accusative, active, future, participle, singular) · starontajn(accusative, active, future, participle, plural) · staranto(active, noun-from-verb, participle, present, singular) · starantoj(active, noun-from-verb, participle, plural, present) · starinto(active, noun-from-verb, participle, past, singular)