scare

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Singular
scare

Plural
scares

scare (plural scares)

  1. A minor fright
    Johnny had a bad scare last night.
  2. A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.
    JM is a scare to the capitalists of this country.

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minor fright
something that inspires fear
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Infinitive
to scare

Third person singular
scares

Simple past
scared

Past participle
scared

Present participle
scaring

to scare (third-person singular simple present scares, present participle scaring, simple past and past participle scared)

  1. To frighten, terrify, especially in a minor way.
    Did that scare you when I said "Boo!"?

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to frighten

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Latin scarus (also genus name Scarus), from Greek σκάρος

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scare m.

  1. parrotfish

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