scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
Angielski
~ 700
Znaczenia
0 znaczeń
Czasownik
A2
action
1
Cause someone to feel fear
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
Schemat użycia:
to scare [someone]
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
Synonimy
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
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startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
Antonimy
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
Kolokacje
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
Tematy
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- The dog scared the little boy.
- The movie scared me a lot.
- A big spider scared her.
Rzeczownik
B1
state
2
Sudden feeling of fear
A short time when you feel afraid suddenly.
Częsty błąd:
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
Synonimy
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
Antonimy
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
Kolokacje
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
Tematy
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- The loud bang gave me a scare.
- He had a health scare last year.
- The fire alarm gave us all a scare.
Czasownik
B1
action
3
Make something go away by fear
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid.
Schemat użycia:
to scare [someone/something] away/off
Synonimy
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
Antonimy
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
Kolokacje
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
Tematy
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- The guard dog scared off the burglars.
- We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
- High prices can scare away customers.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- The loud noise scared away the cats.
- The police siren scared off the thief.
- We use lights to scare away animals.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
scare
IPA
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
Sylaby i akcent
scare (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
Wyrażenia
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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.