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