"bescare" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bescares [present, singular, third-person], bescaring [participle, present], bescared [participle, past], bescared [past]
Etymology: From be- + scare. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|scare}} be- + scare Head templates: {{en-verb}} bescare (third-person singular simple present bescares, present participle bescaring, simple past and past participle bescared)
  1. (transitive) To fill with fright; scare all over; scare completely; terrify. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bescare-en-verb-BuwKRFdP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bescare meaning in English (1.6kB)

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