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"ref": "c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], lines 6-7:",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "es",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "sw",
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"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "ukalili"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "something that inspires fear",
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],
"word": "плашило"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "pelätti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "kauhu"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "spavento"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "paura"
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"code": "ja",
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"code": "ja",
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"word": "bird-scarer"
},
{
"word": "scare away"
},
{
"word": "scare-babe"
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{
"word": "scare-beggar"
},
{
"word": "scarecrow"
},
{
"word": "scared"
},
{
"word": "scaredy-cat"
},
{
"word": "scare into"
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{
"word": "scaremonger"
},
{
"word": "scare off"
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{
"word": "scare out of one's wits"
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{
"word": "scarer"
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{
"word": "scare-sleep"
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{
"word": "scare someone out of their mind"
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{
"word": "scare someone out of their wits"
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{
"word": "scare someone to death"
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{
"word": "scare story"
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{
"word": "scare straight"
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{
"word": "scare the bejeebers out of"
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{
"word": "scare-the-birds"
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{
"word": "scare the daylights out of"
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{
"word": "scare the hell out of"
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{
"word": "scare the hoes"
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{
"word": "scare the horses"
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{
"word": "scare the life out of"
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{
"word": "scare the living daylights out of"
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{
"word": "scare the pants off"
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{
"word": "scare the pants off of"
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{
"word": "scare the shit out of"
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{
"word": "scare up"
}
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"text": "Did it scare you when I said \"Boo!\"?",
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"ref": "c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], lines 6-7:",
"text": "That cannot be; the noise of thy crossbow / Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost.",
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"ref": "1995, The Langoliers:",
"text": "(Laurel Stevenson) Would you please be quiet? You're scaring the little girl.\n(Craig Toomey) Scaring the little girl?! Scaring the little girl?! Lady!",
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Arbëresh",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "llavënj"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔafzaʕa",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "أَفْزَعَ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "vaxecʻnel",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "վախեցնել"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "aspar"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "spar"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "qorxutmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "qorxuzmaq"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "palóxacʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "пало́хаць"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "plaša",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "плаша"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hkrauk",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "ခြောက်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espantar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espaventar"
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{
"code": "csm",
"lang": "Central Sierra Miwok",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "šeký-ŋe"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "嚇唬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàhu",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "吓唬"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǐ hàipà",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "使害怕"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "polekat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "postrašit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "vyděsit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "vylekat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "skræmme"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "bang maken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "beangstigen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "angst aanjagen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "laten schrikken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "doen schrikken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "verschrikken"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "timigi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "pelästyttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "säikäyttää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "effrayer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espantar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "atemorizar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "asustar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "erschrecken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "beängstigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "ängstigen"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "ōgjan",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tromázo",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "τρομάζω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "fovízo",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "φοβίζω"
},
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ptḗssō",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "πτήσσω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "phobéō",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "φοβέω"
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "phoberízō",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "φοβερίζω"
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{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ḍarānā",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "डराना"
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"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "pölässyttää"
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{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "aroittaa"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "cuir eagla ar"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "scanraigh"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "spaventare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "impaurire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "spaurire"
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"alt": "おどかす",
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"roman": "odokasu",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "威かす"
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"alt": "おどろかす",
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"english": "to surprise",
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"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "驚かす"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nollaekida",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "놀래키다"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espantar"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "terreō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "timeor"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "baidīt"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "biedēt"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "biedināt"
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{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "grēosan"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "straszyć"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "assustar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "speria"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "înspăimânta"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pugátʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пуга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispugátʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "испуга́ть"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "napugátʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "strašítʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "страши́ть"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ustrašátʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "устраша́ть"
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"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "scantari"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "prestrašiti"
},
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"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "tšachaś"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "asustar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "atemorizar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espantar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "amedrentar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "amedrantar"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "ukalili"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "skrämma"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "korkutmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ljakáty",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ляка́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "naljakáty",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "наляка́ти"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zljakáty",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "зляка́ти"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "dychryn"
}
],
"word": "scare"
}
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],
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"form": "more scare",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most scare",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"name": "en-adj"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"lean; scanty"
],
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"lean"
],
[
"scanty",
"scanty"
]
]
}
],
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/skɛɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/skɪə(ɹ)/",
"tags": [
"dialectal"
]
},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
}
],
"word": "scare"
}
Download raw JSONL data for scare meaning in English (22.5kB)
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1936",
"msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": to terrify vs. odokasu",
"path": [
"scare"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "scare",
"trace": ""
}
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