scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 700
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
A2
action
1
Cause someone to feel fear
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
نمط الاستخدام:
to scare [someone]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
المرادفات
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
|
startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
الأضداد
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
الموضوعات
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The loud noise scared the children.
- You really scared me when you jumped out from behind the door.
- The possibility of losing his job scared him.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The dog scared the little boy.
- The movie scared me a lot.
- A big spider scared her.
اسم
B1
state
2
Sudden feeling of fear
A short time when you feel afraid suddenly.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
المرادفات
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
الأضداد
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
الموضوعات
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- That horror film gave me a real scare.
- We had a bit of a health scare last year.
- The false alarm caused a big security scare.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The loud bang gave me a scare.
- He had a health scare last year.
- The fire alarm gave us all a scare.
فعل
B1
action
3
Make something go away by fear
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid.
نمط الاستخدام:
to scare [someone/something] away/off
المرادفات
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
الأضداد
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
الموضوعات
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The guard dog scared off the burglars.
- We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
- High prices can scare away customers.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The loud noise scared away the cats.
- The police siren scared off the thief.
- We use lights to scare away animals.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
scare
IPA
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
المقاطع والنبر
scare (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
التعبيرات
give someone a scare
1/ɡˈɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ə skˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
Cause brief sudden fear in someone
To make someone suddenly feel afraid for a short time.
أمثلة
- You gave me a real scare when you shouted like that.
- Falling down the stairs gave her quite a scare.
health scare
1/hˈɛlθ skˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
Event causing sudden health worry
A time when people are suddenly worried about health problems.
أمثلة
- He had a health scare but is fine now.
- The outbreak caused a major public health scare.
scare away
1/skˈɛɹ əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Cause departure through fear
To make someone or something leave because they are afraid.
أمثلة
- The noise scared away the birds.
- Bad service can scare away customers.
scare off
1/skˈɛɹ ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Frighten away someone or something
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid or worried.
أمثلة
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.