scare

/skɛr/

verb A2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
scares
past
scared
past participle
scared
gerund
scaring

Meaning

  1. asustar

    • The loud noise scared the baby.

      El ruido fuerte asustó al bebé.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

spook

Near-total synonyms; spook is more informal and often implies a supernatural or sudden fright.

Similar in other languages

German

verängstigen

verängstigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to frighten, to scare."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa scare?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The loud noise ___ the baby.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a scare?

verb

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