"scared" meaning in English

See scared in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /skɛəd/ [UK], /skɛərd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-scared.wav [UK], en-us-scared.ogg [US] Forms: scared [positive], more scared [comparative], most scared [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone or something is scared, they are afraid of someone or something.
    Sense id: simple-scared-en-adj-UCaSrnk7

Verb

IPA: /skɛəd/ [UK], /skɛərd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-scared.wav [UK], en-us-scared.ogg [US] Forms: scare [canonical], scares [third-person, singular], scared [past], scared [past, participle], scaring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|scar|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of scare.
    Sense id: simple-scared-en-verb-ypMQWNRn
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