scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 700
معنیها
۰ معنی
فعل
A2
action
1
Cause someone to feel fear
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
الگوی کاربرد:
to scare [someone]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
هممعنیها
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
|
startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
متضادها
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
ترکیبهای رایج
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
موضوعها
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
هممعنیها
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
متضادها
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
ترکیبهای رایج
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
موضوعها
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
to scare [someone/something] away/off
هممعنیها
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
متضادها
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
ترکیبهای رایج
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
موضوعها
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The guard dog scared off the burglars.
- We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
- High prices can scare away customers.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The loud noise scared away the cats.
- The police siren scared off the thief.
- We use lights to scare away animals.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
scare
IPA
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
هجاها و تکیه
scare (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.