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scared [skeəd, Am skerd] ADJ

scared
to be scared of sth/sb
vor etw/jdm Angst haben
to be scared to do [or of doing] sth
to be scared that ...
to be scared to death [or stiff] [or witless] [or out of one's wits]
to be scared shitless vulg
to run scared
OpenDict entry

scared

to be scared into doing sth

I. scare [skeəʳ, Am sker] N

1. scare (fright):

to get [or have] a scare

2. scare (public panic):

Hysterie f <-, -ri̱·en>
Bombendrohung f <-, -en>

II. scare [skeəʳ, Am sker] ADJ attr, inv

III. scare [skeəʳ, Am sker] VB trans

Phrases:

to scare sb shitless vulg
to scare sb stiff [or witless] [or out of his wits] [or to death]

IV. scare [skeəʳ, Am sker] VB intr

erschrecken <erschreckt [o. erschrickt], erschreckte [o. erschrak], erschreckterschrickst, erschrak, erschrocken>

ˈbomb scare N

scare up VB trans Am inf

to scare up ⇆ sth
etw auftreiben inf

scare away, scare off VB trans [or off]

1. scare away (frighten into leaving):

to scare sb ⇆ away

2. scare away (discourage):

to scare sb ⇆ away
OpenDict entry

scare off VB

to scare sb off [or off sb]
Present
Iscare
youscare
he/she/itscares
wescare
youscare
theyscare
Past
Iscared
youscared
he/she/itscared
wescared
youscared
theyscared
Present Perfect
Ihavescared
youhavescared
he/she/ithasscared
wehavescared
youhavescared
theyhavescared
Past Perfect
Ihadscared
youhadscared
he/she/ithadscared
wehadscared
youhadscared
theyhadscared