scare
Use Scare in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become frightened: That horse scares easily.
noun
Verb phrases 3.
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
4.
a time or condition of alarm or worry: For three months there was a war scare.
5.
scare up, Informal. to obtain with effort; find or gather: to scare up money.
Origin:
1150–1200; (v.) Middle English skerren < Old Norse skirra to frighten, derivative of skjarr timid, shy; (noun) late Middle English skere, derivative of the v.
1150–1200; (v.) Middle English skerren < Old Norse skirra to frighten, derivative of skjarr timid, shy; (noun) late Middle English skere, derivative of the v.
Related forms
scar·er, noun
scar·ing·ly, adverb
un·scared, adjective
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World English Dictionary
scare (skɛə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to fill or be filled with fear or alarm |
| 2. | (tr; |
| 3. | informal (US), (Canadian) (tr), ( |
| a. to produce (a meal) quickly from whatever is available | |
| b. to manage to find (something) quickly or with difficulty: brewers need to scare up more sales | |
| —n | |
| 4. | a sudden attack of fear or alarm |
| 5. | a period of general fear or alarm |
| —adj | |
| 6. | causing (needless) fear or alarm: a scare story |
| [C12: from Old Norse skirra; related to Norwegian skjerra, Swedish dialect skjarra] | |
| 'scarer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
scare
c.1200, from O.N. skirra "to frighten," related to skjarr "timid, shy," of unknown origin. The noun is attested from 1520s. To scare up "procure, obtain" is first recorded 1846, Amer.Eng., from notion of rousing game from cover.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
The orchid flower's delicate look might scare people, but it's really not so fragile, growers say.
Every other environmental scare has been either wrong or badly exaggerated.
So they don't scare people as they sniff through the crowds.
The dogs are trained to scare cheetahs away by barking at them real loud.
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