/skeə/
#439 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
To make someone feel afraid, often suddenly.
Word origin
From Old Norse skirra, meaning to frighten, from skjarr, shy or timid.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- skirra
Grammar
Verb typeregular (scare, scares, scared, scaring)
Examples
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"Scare" means to make someone or something afraid.
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"Scared" is the past form of "scare".
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Here "scare" is used to tell someone to stop.
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