scare

scare

S0124600 (skâr)v. scared, scar·ing, scares v.tr. To strike with sudden fear; alarm. See Synonyms at frighten.v.intr. To become frightened: a child who scares easily.n.1. A condition or sensation of sudden fear: That mask gave me a real scare.2. A general state of alarm; a panic: a bomb scare that necessitated evacuating the building.adj. Serving or intended to frighten people: scare stories; scare tactics.Phrasal Verb: scare up Informal To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity: managed to scare up some folding chairs for the unexpected crowd.

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[Middle English skerren, scaren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr, timid.]

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scar′er n.

scare

(skɛə) vb1. to fill or be filled with fear or alarm2. (tr; often foll by away or off) to drive (away) by frightening3. (tr) informal (foll by up) a. to produce (a meal) quickly from whatever is availableb. to manage to find (something) quickly or with difficulty: brewers need to scare up more sales. n4. a sudden attack of fear or alarm5. a period of general fear or alarmadjcausing (needless) fear or alarm: a scare story. [C12: from Old Norse skirra; related to Norwegian skjerra, Swedish dialect skjarra] ˈscarer n

scare

(skɛər)

v. scared, scar•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to fill, esp. suddenly, with fear; frighten. v.i. 2. to become frightened. 3. scare up, to find or procure in spite of difficulties: Try to scare up some wood for the fire. n. 4. a sudden fright or alarm. 5. a time or condition of alarm or worry: a war scare. [1150–1200; (v.) Middle English skerren < Old Norse skirra to frighten; (n.) late Middle English skere, derivative of the v.] scar′er, n.

scare

- The shank of a golf club can be called the scare.See also related terms for shank.

scare

Past participle: scared
Gerund: scaring

Imperative
scare
scare

Present
I scare
you scare
he/she/it scares
we scare
you scare
they scare

Preterite
I scared
you scared
he/she/it scared
we scared
you scared
they scared

Present Continuous
I am scaring
you are scaring
he/she/it is scaring
we are scaring
you are scaring
they are scaring

Present Perfect
I have scared
you have scared
he/she/it has scared
we have scared
you have scared
they have scared

Past Continuous
I was scaring
you were scaring
he/she/it was scaring
we were scaring
you were scaring
they were scaring

Past Perfect
I had scared
you had scared
he/she/it had scared
we had scared
you had scared
they had scared

Future
I will scare
you will scare
he/she/it will scare
we will scare
you will scare
they will scare

Future Perfect
I will have scared
you will have scared
he/she/it will have scared
we will have scared
you will have scared
they will have scared

Future Continuous
I will be scaring
you will be scaring
he/she/it will be scaring
we will be scaring
you will be scaring
they will be scaring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been scaring
you have been scaring
he/she/it has been scaring
we have been scaring
you have been scaring
they have been scaring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been scaring
you will have been scaring
he/she/it will have been scaring
we will have been scaring
you will have been scaring
they will have been scaring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been scaring
you had been scaring
he/she/it had been scaring
we had been scaring
you had been scaring
they had been scaring

Conditional
I would scare
you would scare
he/she/it would scare
we would scare
you would scare
they would scare

Past Conditional
I would have scared
you would have scared
he/she/it would have scared
we would have scared
you would have scared
they would have scared

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scare - sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"panicanxiety, anxiousness - (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panicred scare - a period of general fear of communists
	2.	scare - a sudden attack of fear panic attackfear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Verb	1.	scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"affright, fright, frightenbluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really isstimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"awe - inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"terrify, terrorise, terrorize - fill with terror; frighten greatlyintimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"consternate - fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"spook - frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"
	2.	scare - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, dashintimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats

scare

verb1. frighten, alarm, terrify, panic, shock, startle, intimidate, dismay, daunt, terrorize, put the wind up (someone) (informal), give (someone) a fright, give (someone) a turn (informal), scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright (archaic) She's just trying to scare me.noun1. fright, shock, start, turn We got a bit of a scare.2. panic, hysteria the doctor at the centre of an Aids scare3. alert, warning, alarm a security scare over a suspect package

scare

verbTo fill with fear:affright, alarm, frighten, panic, scarify, startle, terrify, terrorize.Archaic: fright.Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly, scare the daylights out of.

Translations

吓一跳大恐慌害怕惊吓

scare

(skeə) verb to startle or frighten. You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him. 驚嚇 惊吓 noun1. a feeling of fear or alarm. The noise gave me a scare. 嚇一跳 吓一跳2. a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people. a smallpox scare. 大恐慌 大恐慌scared adjective frightened. I'm scared of spiders; a scared little girl. 受驚的，害怕的 受惊的ˈscarecrow noun a figure set up eg in a field, to scare away birds and stop them eating the seeds etc. 稻草人 稻草人ˈscaremonger noun a person who spreads alarming rumours. 危言聳聽的人 散播骇人消息的人，散布谣言的人 scare away/off to make go away or stay away because of fear. The birds were scared away by the dog. 嚇跑 把...吓跑

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