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frighten BrE / ˈfraɪtn /  NAmE / ˈfraɪtn / Native audio playback is not supported. frighten(verb)BrE / ˈfraɪtn /  NAmE / ˈfraɪtn / to make somebody suddenly feel afraidSorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.She's not easily frightened.She doesn't frighten easily (= it is not easy to make her afraid).He brought out a gun and frightened them off.They managed to scare the bears away.It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously.Flying terrified her.to frighten somebody very muchto frighten somebody very muchYou scared the life out of me coming in so suddenly like that.to frighten somebody very muchSpiders frighten him to death.Extra ExamplesDon’t creep around like that! You frightened the life out of me!I didn’t mean to frighten you.The prospect of war really frightens me.a man who doesn’t frighten easilyHe brought out a gun and frightened them off.She’s not easily frightened.Stop it! You’re frightening me!Verb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they frightenhe / she / it frightenspast simple frightenedpast participle frightened-ing form frightening

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(verb) sorry, i didn't mean to frighten you.she's not easily frightened.she doesn't frighten easily (= it is not easy to make her afraid).he brought out a gun and frightened them off. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=frighten This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	frighten
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈfraɪtn / NAmE / ˈfraɪtn /
Example	sorry, i didn't mean to frighten you. she's not easily frightened. she doesn't frighten easily (= it is not easy to make her afraid). he brought out a gun and frightened them off.
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Content	frighten (verb)BrE / ˈfraɪtn / NAmE / ˈfraɪtn / to make somebody suddenly feel afraid Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. She's not easily frightened. She doesn't frighten easily (= it is not easy to make her afraid). He brought out a gun and frightened them off. They managed to scare the bears away. It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously. Flying terrified her. to frighten somebody very much to frighten somebody very much You scared the life out of me coming in so suddenly like that. to frighten somebody very much Spiders frighten him to death. Extra Examples Don’t creep around like that! You frightened the life out of me! I didn’t mean to frighten you. The prospect of war really frightens me. a man who doesn’t frighten easily He brought out a gun and frightened them off. She’s not easily frightened. Stop it! You’re frightening me! Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they frighten he / she / it frightens past simple frightened past participle frightened -ing form frightening
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Frighten Easily Frightened ˈfraɪtn I Make Brought Gun

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