scared

UK
/skeəd/
US
/skerd/
scaredadjective
more scared
Comp.
most scared
Super.
UK
/skɛəd/
US
/skɛrd/
Translations
The scared cat hid under the bed.
Испуганный кот спрятался под кроватью.
She had a scared look on her face.
У нее было напуганное выражение лица.
Definitions
Feeling or showing fear or anxiety.
She was scared to walk home alone at night.
scaredpast participle
UK
/skeəd/
US
/skɛrd/
Used attributively as the past participle of the verb "scare".
Definitions
Frightened; thrown into a state of fear.
The scared child clung to her mother.
scareverb

scared

Past Simple

scared
Past Simple
scared
Past Participle
scaring
Gerund
UK
/skeə/
US
/sker/
Translations
Loud noises can scare animals.
Громкие звуки могут пугать животных.
The sudden movement might scare the child.
Внезапное движение может испугать ребенка.
He tried to scare his friends with a ghost story.
Он пытался напугать своих друзей историей о привидении.
Additional translations
Definitions
To cause someone to feel frightened or alarmed.
The loud noise scared the children.
To drive or force someone or something away by frightening them.
The farmer used a scarecrow to scare the birds away from the crops.
To become frightened; to react with fear.
Some horses scare easily at sudden movements.
scarenoun
Definitions
A sudden fright or alarm, especially one that is groundless or exaggerated.
The loud noise gave her a scare, but it turned out to be just the wind.
A widespread state of alarm or fear, often caused by a perceived threat.
The news of the disease outbreak caused a scare across the country.
scareadjective
Definitions
Intended to frighten, or relating to something that causes fear (used only attributively before a noun).
The newspaper ran a scare headline about the new virus.