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# scared

«scared» in Mova's school dictionary: **Feeling fear; frightened or afraid** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (scared, more scared, most scared); verb form (past of scare: scare, scares, scared, scaring)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Feeling fear; frightened or afraid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#m1)

2) Scared of something: afraid of it: «scared of spiders». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#m2)

3) Past form of the verb «scare»: «The noise scared the dog». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In feelings lessons: being scared is normal; it can warn you of danger (the uh-oh feeling); talk to a trusted adult; deep breaths help. In safety: if someone makes you feel scared, get away and tell an adult. In stories scared characters often find courage. Phrases: scared of, scared to, scared stiff, scared to death, scaredy-cat, too scared to.

### examples

- I'm scared of the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#x1)
- The loud thunder scared the puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#x2)
- She was too scared to jump into the pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#x3)
- If someone makes you feel scared, tell an adult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#x4)
- Don't be scared — the dog is friendly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#x5)
- He looked scared when the lights went out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#x6)
- It's okay to feel scared. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#x7)
- My brother called me a scaredy-cat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#x8)
- The Hare, scared by the noise, awoke and scudded away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/#x9)

### note

«Scared of + thing» (scared of snakes), «scared to + verb» (scared to ask). «Scared» (how you feel) vs «scary» (what makes you feel it): a scary film makes you scared. Synonyms: afraid, frightened, terrified (very scared).

### In the corpora

- [Police officers are people you can go to for help if you are lost or scared.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/4/)
- [Films are made to make us feel things: scared, sad, excited, happy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/0/)
- [Behind-the-scenes videos show how effects are made, and that can help children feel less scared of film monsters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/25-special-effects-and-stunts/16/)
- [Chinese water dragons live beside rivers, jump into water when scared and can stay under for around 25 minutes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards/17/)
- [Real cats do hunt mice, but many well-fed house cats are lazy hunters, and some are even scared of rats.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scared» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scared/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.