scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 700
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Cause someone to feel fear
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to scare [someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
Συνώνυμα
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
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startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
Αντώνυμα
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
Θέματα
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The dog scared the little boy.
- The movie scared me a lot.
- A big spider scared her.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
state
2
Sudden feeling of fear
A short time when you feel afraid suddenly.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
Συνώνυμα
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
Αντώνυμα
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
Θέματα
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The loud bang gave me a scare.
- He had a health scare last year.
- The fire alarm gave us all a scare.
Ρήμα
B1
action
3
Make something go away by fear
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to scare [someone/something] away/off
Συνώνυμα
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
Αντώνυμα
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
Θέματα
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The guard dog scared off the burglars.
- We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
- High prices can scare away customers.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The loud noise scared away the cats.
- The police siren scared off the thief.
- We use lights to scare away animals.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
scare
IPA
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
scare (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.