Meaning

2 senses
  1. To frighten (an animal, especially a game animal) into appearing from cover.

    aufscheuchen

  2. (figuratively)To find or procure (something), especially something not easily found or procured, and especially while relying on chance to provide the means.

    auftreiben, zusammenkriegen

    отыска́тьotyskátʹ, раздобы́тьrazdobýtʹ

Examples

7 sentences
  1. I am scared of ending up alone.

  2. Miroslav got scared and hung up.

  3. A scared kitten was up a tree.

    deAuf einem Baum saß ein verängstigtes Kätzchen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Kalman was too scared to get up.

  5. Ziri was too scared to go up there.

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to find or get something difficult:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to frighten an animal:
to find or get something difficult:

Origin

Figurative sense US from 1846.

Figurative sense US from 1846.

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Forms

scares up, scaring up, scared up, scared up
Base formscare up · to scare up
3rd person singularscares up
Present participlescaring up
Past simplescared up
Past participlescared up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyscare up
he, she, itscares up

Past simpleLesson

all personsscared up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave scared up
he, she, ithas scared up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill scare up

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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