scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
انگریزی
~ 700
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
A2
action
1
Cause someone to feel fear
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
استعمال کا انداز:
to scare [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
ہم معنی الفاظ
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
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startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
متضاد الفاظ
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
لفظی تراکیب
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
موضوعات
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
ہم معنی الفاظ
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
متضاد الفاظ
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
لفظی تراکیب
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
موضوعات
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to scare [someone/something] away/off
ہم معنی الفاظ
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
متضاد الفاظ
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
لفظی تراکیب
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
موضوعات
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The guard dog scared off the burglars.
- We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
- High prices can scare away customers.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The loud noise scared away the cats.
- The police siren scared off the thief.
- We use lights to scare away animals.
گرامر
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scare
IPA
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
scare (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
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Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.