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scared

Meaning in simple English

US /skɛrd/ · UK /skeəd/

scared means: Feeling afraid because you think something bad or dangerous may happen.

adjective

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Feeling afraid because you think something bad or dangerous may happen.

  • I’m scared of spiders.
  • The children looked scared when the lights went out.
  • Are you scared to tell him the truth?

How to use it: scared of someone/something (My brother is scared of dogs.); scared to do something (She was scared to walk home alone.); scared that… (I was scared that I might fall.)

Similar words: afraid, frightened, fearful

Opposites: unafraid, fearless

Common phrases: scared of something, scared to death, really scared

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