1. (verb) – to make someone feel frightened.
Ø She’s a strong and brave woman. It’s no wonder she
doesn’t scare easily.
Ø Speaking in front of a big crowd scares me to death (= makes
me really nervous and worried).
2. (noun) – a feeling of fear or worry.
Ø I got/had a scare (= I was really worried) when I saw the credit card statement this
morning.
Ø Daniel gave us such a scare (= frightened us) when
he suddenly collapsed in the office.
3. (noun) – an incident when a subject receives a lot of
public attention.
Ø Security at the airport has been really tight
following news of the bomb scare.
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