frighten
To cause to feel fearTo cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
» I hope Tom won't frighten Mary.
Надеюсь, Том не напугает Мэри. — marafon
Сподіваюся, Том не налякає Мері. — deniko
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2 senses(transitive)To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily.
Angst machen, erschrecken, schrecken
пуга́тьpugátʹ, испуга́тьispugátʹ, напуга́тьnapugátʹ
ляка́тиljakáty, зляка́тиzljakáty, страха́тиstraxáty
cause fear in
(intransitive)To become scared or alarmed.
Examples
685 sentencesI hope Tom won't frighten Mary.
Сподіваюся, Том не налякає Мері. — deniko
ruНадеюсь, Том не напугает Мэри. — marafon
Tom told me that he's frightened.
Том сказав мені, що він наляканий. — deniko
Tom said that he was frightened.
Том сказав, що він злякався. — Squaw
She stared at him with frightened eyes.
Вона витріщилась на нього переляканими очима. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
deSie sah ihn mit bangen Augen an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you really think Tom was frightened?
Ти насправді думаєш, що Том був переляканий? — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *frightenen, equivalent to fright + -en.From Middle English *frightenen, equivalent to fright + -en.
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Forms
frightens, frightening, frightened, frightened| Base form | frighten · to frighten |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | frightens |
| Present participle | frightening |
| Past simple | frightened |
| Past participle | frightened |
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Synonyms
20 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- be frightened by
- frightened by that
- would be frightened
- will be frightened
- to be frightened
- been frightened but
- must be frightened
- was very frightened
- might be frightened
- frightened but
- look frightened
- seemed frightened