scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 700
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
action
1
Cause someone to feel fear
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to scare [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
పర్యాయపదాలు
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
|
startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
పదకలయికలు
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
విషయాలు
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The dog scared the little boy.
- The movie scared me a lot.
- A big spider scared her.
నామవాచకం
B1
state
2
Sudden feeling of fear
A short time when you feel afraid suddenly.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
పర్యాయపదాలు
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
పదకలయికలు
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
విషయాలు
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The loud bang gave me a scare.
- He had a health scare last year.
- The fire alarm gave us all a scare.
క్రియ
B1
action
3
Make something go away by fear
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to scare [someone/something] away/off
పర్యాయపదాలు
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
పదకలయికలు
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
విషయాలు
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The guard dog scared off the burglars.
- We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
- High prices can scare away customers.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The loud noise scared away the cats.
- The police siren scared off the thief.
- We use lights to scare away animals.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
scare
IPA
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
scare (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.