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to scare
01
to suddenly make a person or animal to feel afraid
Transitive: to scare a person or animal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
scare
3rd person singular
scares
Present participle
scaring
Past simple
scared
Past participle
scared
Examples
The loud thunder scared the dog, causing it to hide under the bed.
02
to become afraid or startled by something
Intransitive
Examples
He scares easily when watching horror movies.
Scare
01
a sudden attack of fear
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
scares
02
a sudden widespread feeling of fear or alarm about a possible danger
Examples
The rumor caused a scare in the village.
