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To become frightened
- The meaning of GET SCARED is to become frightened.
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adjective. uk / skeəd / us / skerd /. Add to word list. B1. frightened or worried: He's scared of spiders. I'm scared of tell ing her what really happened. He's scared to tell her what really happened. I was scared (= very worried) (that) you might not be there.
to (make a person or animal) feel frightened: Sudden noises scare her. She's very brave - she doesn't scare easily. He scared me out of my wits (= made me extremely frightened) by driving so fast. Meeting new people scares me stiff /to death (= makes me extremely nervous and worried).
The phrase "get scared" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to describe a situation in which someone becomes fearful, as in this example sentence: "When I heard the loud noise, I got scared.". exact ( 60 ) We get scared. 1. The New York Times - Magazine. "He doesn't get scared". 2. The New York Times - Sports.
If you are scared that something unpleasant might happen, you are nervous and worried because you think that it might happen. I was scared that I might be sick. He was scared of letting us down.
Scared definition: filled with fear, terror, or dread, often suddenly; frightened; alarmed. See examples of SCARED used in a sentence.
(skɛərd ) 1. adjective. If you are scared of someone or something, you are frightened of them. I'm certainly not scared of him. I was too scared to move. Synonyms: afraid, alarmed, frightened, terrified More Synonyms of scared. 2. adjective.