scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
Inglés
~ 700
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Verbo
A2
action
1
Cause someone to feel fear
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
Patrón de uso:
to scare [someone]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
Sinónimos
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
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startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
Antónimos
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
Colocaciones
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
Temas
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The dog scared the little boy.
- The movie scared me a lot.
- A big spider scared her.
Sustantivo
B1
state
2
Sudden feeling of fear
A short time when you feel afraid suddenly.
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
Sinónimos
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
Antónimos
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
Colocaciones
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
Temas
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The loud bang gave me a scare.
- He had a health scare last year.
- The fire alarm gave us all a scare.
Verbo
B1
action
3
Make something go away by fear
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid.
Patrón de uso:
to scare [someone/something] away/off
Sinónimos
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
Antónimos
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
Colocaciones
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
Temas
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The guard dog scared off the burglars.
- We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
- High prices can scare away customers.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The loud noise scared away the cats.
- The police siren scared off the thief.
- We use lights to scare away animals.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
scare
AFI
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
Sílabas y acento
scare (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
Familia de palabras
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
Expresiones
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.