overwordExplorer
ITALIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

stare.

to stay, remain

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsta.re/
  1. to stay, remain

    intransitive
    stare attenti (a)
    (Lui/Lei/Egli/Ella/Esso/Essa) starà a casa.
  2. to keep, stick

    intransitive
  3. to be doing something (present continuous)

    intransitive
    (Io) sto andando.
    (Io) sto andando via/me ne sto andando.
  4. to be up to

    intransitive
    Sta a te decidere.
  5. to be about to

    intransitive
    (Io) sto per andare via.
  6. to be in relation to, to stand in relation to (in English idiom applicable to statements of analogy and/or of mathematical relationship: "to be to")

    intransitive
    4 sta a 8 come 5 sta a 10.
  7. to live

    intransitive · regional
    Mia sorella sta a Roma.
  8. to be in a certain condition

    intransitive
    come stai (tu)?
    stare a dieta significa ridurre le calorie di ingresso e aumentarne il consumo con il movimento
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin stāre. Cognate with Spanish estar and English state.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

stare has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

stare studiostare workshello, stare

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.