Meaning

3 senses
  1. To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.

    erschrecken

    ужаса́тьužasátʹ, ужасну́тьužasnútʹ

    fill with terror; frighten greatly

  2. To menace or intimidate.

    запу́гиватьzapúgivatʹ, запуга́тьzapugátʹ

  3. (obsolete)To make terrible.

Examples

564 sentences
  1. I know why Tom is terrified.

    Я знаю, чому Том переляканий.

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  2. Tom said that Mary was terrified.

    Том сказав, що Мері перелякана.

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  3. Tom said he thought Mary was terrified.

    Том сказав, що, на його думку, Мері перелякана.

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  4. Tom said that he thought Mary was terrified.

    Том сказав, що, на його думку, Мері перелякана.

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  5. Tom said he thought that Mary was terrified.

    Том сказав, що, на його думку, Мері перелякана.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to frighten greatly; to fill with terror:
to menace or intimidate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to frighten greatly; to fill with terror:

Origin

From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare.

From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare.

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Forms

terrifies, terrifying, terrified, terrified
Base formterrify · to terrify
3rd person singularterrifies
Present participleterrifying
Past simpleterrified
Past participleterrified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyterrify
he, she, itterrifies

Past simpleLesson

all personsterrified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave terrified
he, she, ithas terrified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill terrify

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • is terrified of
  • would be terrified
  • looked terrified
  • to be terrified

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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