stare

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈsta.re/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to stay, remain
  • (intransitive) to keep, stick
  • (intransitive) to be doing something (present continuous)
  • (intransitive) to be up to
  • (intransitive) to be about to
  • (intransitive) to be to
  • (intransitive) to live
  • to be in a certain condition

Etymology

Inherited from Latin stāre (stand, stay, remain) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up), *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steh₂-

Gloss

stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up

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Action/Process

Kanji

立

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