scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
Английский
~ 700
Значения
0 значений
Глагол
A2
action
1
Cause someone to feel fear
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
Модель употребления:
to scare [someone]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
Синонимы
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
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startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
Антонимы
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
Коллокации
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
Темы
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- The dog scared the little boy.
- The movie scared me a lot.
- A big spider scared her.
Существительное
B1
state
2
Sudden feeling of fear
A short time when you feel afraid suddenly.
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
Синонимы
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
Антонимы
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
Коллокации
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
Темы
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- The loud bang gave me a scare.
- He had a health scare last year.
- The fire alarm gave us all a scare.
Глагол
B1
action
3
Make something go away by fear
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid.
Модель употребления:
to scare [someone/something] away/off
Синонимы
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
Антонимы
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
Коллокации
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
Темы
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- The guard dog scared off the burglars.
- We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
- High prices can scare away customers.
Примеры для изучающих
- The loud noise scared away the cats.
- The police siren scared off the thief.
- We use lights to scare away animals.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
scare
IPA
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
Слоги и ударение
scare (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
Родственные слова
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.